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 cook Cinnamon mandazi using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cinnamon mandazi

1. Prepare 3 cups of all purpose flour.
2. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of sugar.
4. Prepare 2 tsp of cinnamon.
5. It's 1/2 tsp of lemon zest.
6. Prepare 1/2 cup of milk.
7. It's 4 Tbs of vegetable oil.
8. It's 1 of egg.
9. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
10. Prepare of Vegetable flour for frying.

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. In a bowl,put your flour,baking powder,cinnamon,lemon zest,salt and mix with a whisk then make a well at the center.Add beaten egg(in the milk add the vegetable oil) and add it in the well and mix with a mwiko..
2. Remove it from the bowl and knead in a floured surface till its a soft but not so hard dough and let it sit for an hour or so covered with a hot wet cloth..
3. Cut into portions and roll.(Roll without adding any flour.Just roll slowly) then cut into desired shapes and put them on a bit floured place to prevent them from sticking..
4. Heat your oil(place the end of your mwiko in the heating oil and if bubbles appear know its ready for frying)..
5. Serve with hot tea or any desired beverage and enjoy!.

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.