Would you believe me if I told you that for the longest time I used to say cardamon instead of cardamom? Funny!
Maandazis are not things I usually make and I honestly don’t know why. Thankfully my husband enjoys making them and does so occasionally.
This time round my brother, Man G, decided to make and share his recipe. These maandazis are perfect for breakfast or as a snack.
In big bowl add in the milk, I convinced him to also add coconut milk.
Add in the sugar and lemon zest.
In another bowl, beat the eggs and vanilla essence mixture.
Pour in the eggs.
Combine the flour, baking powder and cardamom then add it to the wet ingredients.
Keep mixing with a wooden spoon until the flour is combined and the dough is a bit sticky. On a floured surface knead the dough, adding flour gradually until the dough is soft and no longer sticky.
Rub some vegetable oil on the dough then cover with cling film and let the dough rest. Man G let it rest overnight though he says one hour is good enough.
Once the dough is well rested, you are ready to make maandazi.
Start by heating the vegetable oil for frying the maandazi. Separate the dough into four parts then roll out each part and cut into your desired shapes.
Once the oil is hot, fry up the maandazi. As you can see I am in need of a proper deep frying pan.
Fry until golden. Keep the cooked maandazi covered to keep them soft.
Enjoy!
Guest Post:Cardamom and Lemon Maandazi
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 1/4 coconut milk
- 1 cup sugar
- Zest of one lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp ground cardamom
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 5 cups all purpose flour
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
In a big bowl add milk, coconut milk and sugar.
Combine and then add lemon zest.
Beat the eggs together with the vanilla essence and then add it to the milk mixture.
Add in a tablespoon of oil.
Mix the flour with the baking powder and ground cardamom then gradually add to the wet ingredients.
Using a wooden spoon incorporate the flour, once the flour is combined on a floured surface knead the dough until it's soft and no longer sticky.
Once ready rub the other tablespoon of oil then cover the dough with cling film and let the dough rest for at least an hour.
After resting, heat oil in a frying pan, roll out your dough , cut into desired shapes.
In hot oil fry the maadazi until golden.
Keep the cooked maadazi covered to keep them soft.
Enjoy with your favourite morning beverage.
Hi,
Discovered your blog recently and it’s given me some fresh kitchen ideas. Small suggestion, could you please introduce a search button on your blog? There is a fillet recipe that I had come across and wanted to try it today but can’t find it 🙁
Hi Shiro? Welcome! Lemme work on putting the search button before the day ends. I apologise for the inconvenience.
Thank you so much….the button is of tremendous help.
I also used to say Cardamon… 🙂 and I have a cousin who used to say Cashwenuts! Will try the receipe over the weekend!
Cashwenuts! That’s funny.
Hey i tried ur recipe out but my mandazis got too chunky on the inside how do i ensure that they have no fluffy dough on the insides i prefer them without
Hi Ndungu, thanks for trying the recipe. To avoid ‘meaty’ maandazi first ensure you knead the dough very well, 5 -7 minutes is good enough. Secondly, when rolling out the dough before cutting out the shapes, roll it on the thin side about 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch.
Happy cooking