Half Cake Mandazi Recipe

Half cake mandazi

A very lively exchange has been going on for a while at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s00Fq_EkLAM on Aimees mandazi recipe on this site. Some folks say that is not “mandazi” but “kitumbua”, others say it’s “mahamri” and so on. I would like to assume, that “mandazi” is a general name. To be on the safe side, I will call this “half cake mandazi”. I remember during school days, there were very tasty “half cake” you could buy in Jinja town, near the source of the Nile …

Beans in groundnut/peanut sauce

Beans in groundnut/peanut sauce

Beans can be prepared in many different ways. In this recipe, I show how you can make beans in groundnut (peanut) sauce. It is a simple vegetarian recipe and the sauce can go with ugali (posho), rice, matooke, … Peanuts are known across many parts of Africa as “ground nuts”.

East African Chapati for Profis

Making chapati like profis

East African Chapati for Profis is a recipe that shows you basically how to make large quantities of East African Chapati, such as you would need  for parties or for restaurants in relatively little time. It can be quite tiring kneading large amounts of the quite stiff dough, so we shall use a food processor. It is important to read the manufacturers instructions to determine the amount of dough you can mix in one go. We shall use a high performance & powerful Bosch MaxxiMUM, with a 5.4 liter stainless steel bowl, 1600W motor suitable for heavy bread doughs, to mix 2 kilograms of flour with 1 liter of water.

Omelet recipe

Omelet

This is how to make simple and basic omelet recipe for breakfast.

Togé Rafalakhi Recipe

Togé Rafalakhi

This recipe from Guinea is quite easy to prepare as I think the ingredients are universally easy to find. It is also nothing special, but could probably bring some small change to your dining table today ….

Spinach in groundnut/peanut sauce

Spinach in groundnut/peanut sauce with matoke

This BASIC Spinach in groundnut/peanut sauce recipe shows how to prepare spinach or other similar vegetables in groundnut (peanut) sauce. Different vegetables in groundnut sauce are widely eaten in many, not only African countries and Uganda is no exception. This is not only good for vegetarians.