Don't you just love a freshly made breakfast in the morning? Today I'm going to share with you a Kenyan snack recipe that is great for breakfast and any time of day. Mandazi is made by frying kneaded dough briefly in hot cooking oil. Mandazi is also known as Swahili Bun or Swahili Coconut Doughnut that originated from the Coastal region where the Swahili are the local inhabitants. Mandazi is very popular since it is convenient to make and can be interpreted in many forms while cooking. The original Mandazi is made with Coconut Milk or Coconut Cream, Cardamon Spice and Yeast, but you can make with Milk or Water, when it comes to spice you can add Cinnamon or any other Spice you prefer. As for the Yeast you can use Baking Powder instead.This Snack can be eaten with most foods like Dips, Beans (Mbaazi, the most common for this recipe), Milk Tea or Black Tea or you can have it on its own. You can even make the Mandazi with Almond nuts or Peanuts to give it a different flavour. You can either use Eggs or skip it, mine I made without and it turned out great. This is just one variation of the many recipes available for Mandazi, I will be making more in the near future as I want to try out the different flavours. Enjoy today's snack and let me know if you have made Mandazi before. Follow me on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest
