Recipe: Appetizing Mandazi(brown and white)

Mandazi(brown and white). Great recipe for Mandazi(brown and white). Mandazi (Swahili: Mandazi, Maandazi), is a form of fried bread that originated on the Swahili Coast. It is also known as bofrot or puff puff in Western African countries such as Ghana and Nigeria.

Mandazis are similar to doughnuts but are typically less sweet than the United States style of doughnuts. These simple donuts from East Africa, known as mandazi, have a hint of cardamom and can be served as a sweet treat or alongside curry. I made the Mandazis on this recipe. You can cook Mandazi(brown and white) using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mandazi(brown and white)

1. You need 2 cups of all purpose white wheat flour.
2. It's 1 cup of brown wheat flour.
3. You need 1 1/2 cups of milk.
4. You need of Cinnamon powder, ginger powder(both half a teaspoon).
5. It's of Salt to taste or sugar.
6. It's of Milk cream or margarine.
7. You need of Baking powder(2 tablespoons).

I happened to have all the ingredients. Mandazi is a form of fried dough. Mandazi originates from East African Coast areas and is very popular in the East African region. Mandazi - an original east African doughnut recipe made of coconut and cardamom infused yeast dough.

Mandazi(brown and white) instructions

1. Mix the flour and dry ingredients in a bowl..
2. Add milk cream or margarine to the bowl containing flour and stir.
3. Slowly add the milk and knead the dough to some degree of firmness. If still sticky, add some little flour. Knead until the dough is stretchy..
4. Cover the dough and let it rest for about 10-15 minutes..
5. Divide the dough into 4 portions. Roll each portion into a ball and keep them covered with a cloth/paper towel to prevent them from drying out..
6. Roll 1 ball into a 1/3-inch-thick circle and not on a flour-dusted work surface(as the flour will dirt your cooking oil)..
7. Cut into 4 triangles using a pizza cutter or even blunt knife. Repeat with remaining balls of dough, keeping other dough covered..
8. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan. Fry dough triangles 3 or 4 at a time, without overcrowding them, until puffed, (for about 1 to 2 minutes depending on heat level). Turn and continue deep-frying the other side until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining dough..
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I add coconut flakes for an intense coconut flavor, and it tastes divine. Mandazi: Here's a treat from Kenya! These light and fluffy mandazis are perfect! They say a true test of a Mandazi is to see if it look like it's about to pop and also have a white rim around the middle. Mandazi is the ultimate snack, whether, for breakfast or evening tea or when "kawu" has hit badly and it's the only thing left in the canteen that you can afford, it's absolutely delicious.