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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 …
Store-bought doughnuts are great, but homemade ones are better, especially if you use this recipe!
This recipe shows you how to make a quick mug or bowl of porridge, Uganda boarding school style, BUT NOT with a “suicide” water heater* (see below). Please note: using a mug is much more practical than the bowl in this case!
Mercy’s Chapati Recipe is another (East African, i.e. Ugandan, Kenyan, Tanzanian, Rwandan, etc) simple chapati recipe, with milk and eggs, which is more elaborate than >> A Simple Chapati Recipe <<, but with better chapatis.
So after techrina (in some connected forum) requested for this recipe, it was decided something had to be done. I know someone who cooks this now and then & so I combined what I saw her do with what I know about preparing potato au gratin to come up with this. Cassava is widely eaten in Africa, being prepared in different ways and so I thought doing it a little differently would not be bad at all. Gratin is otherwise not an African dish.
Cuisine: East African Cuisine: East African Cuisine: East African Ingredients8 cups plain wheat flour1 tablespoon baking powder1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup milk1 cup oil InstructionsIn a bowl, add flour, baking powder, sugar, mix together with spoon or whisk. Then add beaten
Cuisine: American Cuisine: American Cuisine: American Ingredients3 1⁄2 cups flour 2 1⁄2 cups cups sugar2 cups milk3 eggs1/2 teaspoon baking soda1 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder1 cup oil2 teaspoon cinnamon1 lg. box vanilla instant pudding1 teaspoon salt & vanilla respectively InstructionsA