Recipe: Perfect Cinnamon mandazi

Cinnamon mandazi. This is Kenyan receipie #mandazi #cinnamonmandazi. Simple mandazi recipe with lemon zest and cinnamon. Mandazi (Swahili: Mandazi, Maandazi), is a form of fried bread that originated on the Swahili Coast.

Mandazi: Here's a treat from Kenya! These light and fluffy mandazis are perfect! Mandazi/Mahamri can also be called a Swahili Doughnut and originated from the Swahili Coast. You can have Cinnamon mandazi using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cinnamon mandazi

1. You need 1 cup of milk.
2. You need 1/2 tablespoon of cinnamon.
3. You need 2 cups of all purpose flour.
4. You need 3 tablespoon of margarine.
5. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of oil for frying.
6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder.
7. You need 4 tablespoon of sugar.
8. It's Pinch of salt.
9. You need 2 of eggs.

I'm back with the first official recipe to our kitchen affairs. Mandazi. (Maandazi, Ndao, Mahamri, Mamri, Swahili Bun, Swahili Coconut Doughnut). This African snack is very popular in countries such as Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. Easy Mandazi- East African Beignet made easier and quicker with self-rising flour or baking powder.

Cinnamon mandazi step by step

1. Mix flour, salt and baking powder. Add margarine,butter and rub with hands until the form breadcrumbs..
2. Add cinnamon..
3. Mix milk add eggs in a small cup and whisk well..
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and knead the dough till the dough is smooth then cover to rest 30 minutes for it to double in size..
5. Divide the dough into four equal sizes.
6. Roll out one of the dough into your desired thickness..
7. Use a knife to cut the dough in triangular shapes and repeat the process until the whole dough is cut into round shapes..
8. Heat a heavy deep bottomed pan until the oil is hot. Drop the mandazi few at a time. Fry until golden brown. Put in large bowl covered with paper towel to drain excess oil and keep warm..

See recipes for Soft mandazis, Super soft Mandazi too. Mandazi, also known as the Swahili Bun or Swahili Coconut Doughnut, is a form of fried dough food/bread that originated on the Swahili Coast. It is one of the principal desserts in the cuisine of Africans who inhabit the Great Lakes located in Kenya of east Africa. Mandazi are subtly sweet, making them more versatile than sugary, Western-style doughnuts. They're often used to sop up savory curries, such as pigeon peas cooked in coconut milk.