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KENYAN MANDAZI RECIPE

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KENYAN MANDAZI RECIPE

Hey Guys,

Today I woke up with my day all planned out by going for grocery shopping then back home to relax. Usually, my son has a habit of deciding what kind of snacks he would like to have while in the store by picking up anything and saying “I want this”, but today I stuck to my guns and just said not today. By the time we got back home and he remembered he hadn’t seen his snacks, I destructed him with mandazis which I used to eat when I was small and really loved them and still do. This is my Kenyan mandazi recipe

What are mandazis?

Mandazis are bite sized dough formed snacks in Africa normally made to have with either tea, as a snack or for breakfast. In Mombasa, they make mahamri instead which is made using yeast and coconut milk and eat them with mbaazi which are pigeon peas made in a tasty coconut sauce. This is my mandazi recipe, you can add any spices you want while making them. For the recipe, you will need;

KENYAN MANDAZI RECIPE

my mandazi recipe

Ingredients

Makes 60 mandazis

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour or 600 grams
  • 150 ml of  lukewarm milk
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • A teaspoon of allspice
  • Vegetable oil for deep frying

my mandazi recipe

METHOD

  • In a bowl, mix all your dry ingredients together and then in a separate bowl, take your milk and crack the egg in it and mix them together.
  • Pour the milk and egg mixture into your dry ingredients and mix it to form a dough ball. Once you have done that, cover it with a cloth or foil to rest for ten to fifteen minutes.
  • After your time is up, take your ball of dough and divide it into two. Take one part onto a floured surface with a rolling pin and roll it into a big round circle or in my case sort of circle.
  • With a pairing knife, cut into vertical strips just like in my chapati recipe here, then take one vertical strip and cut it again into bite-sized pieces.
  • In a pan, pour in your vegetable oil and heat it up until it is very hot enough for a small piece of dough to start sizzling.
  • Gently drop your pieces one by one and make sure not to overcrowd the pan depending on the size of your pan.
  • Once they have browned on one side, turn them and keep an eye on them because they start cooking very fast.
  • They will rise up and swell a bit and some might burst but it’s ok they will just taste even better.
  • Once both sides have browned evenly, remove them an drain on a paper towel and continue with the rest.
  • When done, you can either decide to shake them in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon or just sprinkle them with normal icing sugar or just eat them the way they are.
  • Serve and enjoy.
 That’s it, my mandazi recipe. I hope you enjoyed them and if you have any questions or would like to tell me how you liked them, please do share in the comments below or let’s catch up on Pinterest.

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74 Comments

  2. They look absolutely delicious. Even though I’m avoiding fried food now, they remind me of a favorite snack from my childhood. 🙂

    1. I know the dreaded fried foods, I usually make this once in a while because they are super addictive and may affect THE waistline lol but once in a while I like to make them and just enjoy. Thank you for stopping by.

  3. I think the whole family, including my kiddies, would love these! Will have to try these out! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    1. I hope you do like them, I try to make them as much as I can and they are soo addictive, my son loves them too. Enjoy if you do try them.

  5. I’ve never heard of mandazi, but it looks delicious! I’ll have to give this recipe a try!

  9. I keep on seeing beautiful and delicious food while i try to be more healthy ahah! they loo lush!

  11. I’m weary of deep fried things but damn this looks SOOOO delishhhh! I’m gonna totally make it!1

  14. This is the first time I’ve heard of this dish. I really like to try it. It looks so delicious!

  15. I have never heard of mandazi before but it looks delicious. I am definitely going to have to give this one a try.

  17. I’ll make sure to try this fantastic recipe! It would be great to my daughter she really loves Mandazi.

  19. This looks really yummy. I am going to have to give this a try. I have never had this before!

  20. Absolutely love this recipe! These mandazis look so delicious, I’m curious to try them!

  22. These Mandazis look SO amazing! I could totally eat that whole tray of them (without guilt too!).

  24. I am from New Mexico and these remind me of sopapillas. REALLY DELICIOUS! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  27. This looks absolutely delicious! I have never had Mandazi before, but you make it look amazing and I will have to make it!

  29. These sound absolutely delicious! I think we have in my country something similar, I don’t know if the recipe is the same but they do look alike. We usually eat them with powdered sugar on top.

  34. Oh my this looks absolutely delicious, i cannot wait to try this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing this to us.

  35. These look so tasty. They remind me of beignet minus powdered sugar which they are coated in.

  36. Ahh yum! Who doesn’t like fried bread! I don’t see many recipes from Africa out there, I think there should be more, it looks scrumptious.

  37. The recipe looks very easy and doable. I need to try this super yummy recipe asap. Thanks for sharing this recipe

  38. Wow I didn’t know how simple it is to prepare and cook! Thanks for sharing this. Then we can pair it with any kind of sauce?

  40. I love me a fried dough! lol. Seems like many countries around the world have some version of this. Thanks for sharing! xx

  41. Wow those look so yummy! I have never had a mandazi before, they look amazing <3

    Kasey Ma
    thestylewright.com

  44. These looks delicious and seems easy to make. I’ll try it and hopefully it comes out great so I can have it as a snack for myself!

  46. These looks so very delicious. I always love fun new foods and this looks like a great dessert or something I could do for breakfast. I’ll have to try this out.

  48. Oh my! These mandazis are very inviting! I love having mandazis for breakfast since they go so well with tea. And you make them easily unlike me.