Fried Mandazi Recipes

Steps:

• Mix together the flours and sugar. Add the egg and milk and stir to form a viscous dough.
• Meanwhile heat the oil in a pan to a depth of about 6cm. Once the oil is hot add the batter 1 tbsp at a time and fry until golden.
• Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on kitchen paper and serve once all the mandazi are done.

Steps:

• Combine milk, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, sugar, egg, instant yeast, salt, and cardamom in a large bowl. Mix in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough comes together and is easily handled. Knead dough on a flat work surface until no longer sticky.
• Put dough back in the bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm area until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Press dough down gently. Knead it briefly and divide it into 4 portions. Roll each portion into a ball; keep covered with a cloth to prevent them from drying out.
• Roll 1 ball into a 1/3-inch-thick circle on a floured work surface. Cut into 4 triangles using a pizza cutter. Repeat with remaining balls of dough, keeping other dough covered.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan over medium heat. Fry dough triangles 3 or 4 at a time, without overcrowding, until puffed like balloons, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn and continue frying until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes more. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining dough.

Steps:

• Mix the flour, sugar and water together until an even dough.
• Add the 2 teaspoons of oil into the dough and continue mixing.
• Meanwhile, put the 3-4 cups of oil into a pan/pot on the stove and set on high.
• Beat the dough until soft yet firm.
• If the dough is still not yet as tough, add another half a cup of self rising flour and knead the dough.
• Once completely mixed and firm, flatten the dough with a rolling pin (dough should be about 1/8th of an inch thick).
• Cut the dough into shapes (I like to make hearts and circles, as well as triangles and squares).
• Carefully lay the cut out dough shapes into the pan and wait for the edges to brown. When they reach a medium brown, flip the dough and cook the other side.
• When the mandazi has finished cooking, lift out of the pan and keep in a covered pot.