East African fried sweet bread with coconut milk, gentle spice, and a soft crumb under a golden crust.
35 min prep 10 min cook 60 min rest
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Warm the coconut milk and let it foam with the dry yeast and granulated sugar for 7 minutes.
Mix the wheat flour, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt, then knead with the yeasted milk and vegetable oil into a soft dough.
Cover the dough and let it rise for 1 hour, until nearly doubled.
Roll the dough out on a floured surface to 1 cm thick and cut triangles or diamond shapes.
Heat the frying oil to 170°C and fry the mandazi in batches for 2-3 minutes.
Transfer the fried mandazi to paper towels and let them rest for 5 minutes.
Serve the fried dough warm, reheating leftovers briefly in the oven.
💡 Tip: If the oil is too hot, the outside darkens quickly; the temperature is right when a small piece of dough rises to the surface in 6-7 seconds.
🍽️ Serving suggestion: Serve mandazi warm with optional strong tea or milky coffee for a sweet breakfast plate.
Approximate vitamin / mineral assessment based on the recipe's ingredients. For precise nutrition tracking, consult a doctor or dietitian.
~280
kcal calories
6
g protein
42
g carbs
10
g fat
8.7g
Sugar
0.9g
Fiber
148.3mg
Sodium
10.1g
Saturated fat
Approximate values, derived from ingredient amounts using USDA FoodData Central and TÜBİTAK Turkish Food Composition Database. Actual values can vary by roughly ±20% depending on cooking method, brand, and portion size. For diet or medical conditions, consult a dietitian or doctor.
Light satiety, you'll get hungry again soon
Allergens are derived automatically from the ingredient list, covering the main groups of the EU-14 food allergen standard (gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, seafood, sesame, celery, mustard). Cross-contamination (shared kitchen equipment, shared surfaces) isn't tracked, if you have a serious allergy, review the full ingredient list yourself and ask about preparation.
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