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 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cinnamon mandazi

You need 2 1/4 c of all purpose flour.
Prepare 3.5 TBS of sugar.
It's 2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
It's 1.5 tsp of baking powder.
Prepare 3-4 TBS of melted butter or oil.
You need 3/4 c of milk.
You need of Oil for frying.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.

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 instructions

In a bowl put flour, cinnamon, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix together thoroughly.
Add melted butter and mix. Gradually add the milk and mix to make a soft dough. Cover and let it rest for 30mins.
Divide dough into half. Roll one slightly thin like chapati size. Using a knife cut thin strips.
Take 3 strips at a time and braid. Pinch ends together to avoid them spreading when put in oil.
The other half of the dough you can cut into squares or any fancy shapes using cookie cutters. Roll it slightly thicker than the strips one.
Put oil in a pan and heat on medium. Fry the mandazi till golden brown. Enjoy with tea.

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.