HOMEMADE DOUGHNUTS RECIPE

by Swahili Recipes

INGREDIENTS

• 4 Cups flour( All purpose)
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 cup milk or water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tbsp ground cardamon powder
• 1/2 cup melted butter/ margarine
• 3 eggs
• vegetable oil for deep frying.
• powdered sugar ( confectionery sugar)- TOTALLY OPTIONAL

METHOD
Step 1: In a medium bowl, slightly beat 3 eggs.Step 2: Add sugar to eggs and beat until incorporated.Step 3: Add the melted margarine (or butter) and beat until smooth.Step 4: Add milk( or water) and ground cardamon powder( iliki). Mix well.Step 5: Add flour & baking powder- Mix well into a dough.Step 6: Cover and chill dough until stiff enough to roll out with rolling pin.Step 7: Roll out dough on a floured surface with a rolling pin to 1/3" thick. Let rise 5-10 minutes.Step 8: Cut doughnuts with a doughnut hole cutter.( i used a glass and bottle top ya soda for the hole )Step 9: In a deep fryer or deep frying pan, fill fryer 1/3 to 1/2 full with vegetable oil and heat oil on medium heat till hot .Step 10: When oil is hot enough, gently place as many doughnuts as will fit into your fryer, leaving plenty of room around each. Fry until golden brown.Step 11: Drain on paper towel.Step 12: While still hot, sprinkle each doughnut with powdered sugar ( confectionery sugar )
NOTE THAT THIS STEP IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL ( IF YOU LOVE SUGAR THEN OK )
Step 13: Let cool completely and enjoy with Masala Tea , ginger tea , coffee or juice

KASHATA ZA NJUGU

by Swahili Recipes

INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups Sugar

- 3/4 cups Water

2 cups Peanuts (Peeled, Roasted and crushed/blended)

- 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom

- 2 teaspoon Milk Powder
METHOD
Add in the sugar and the water until it boils and gets Syrupy.
Mix in the peanuts, the milk powder and cardamom with the sugar mixture.
Stir carefully on low heat, make sure it does not burn until it gets really sticky and thoroughly mixed.
Get a square tray and lightly grease it or you can line it with waxed paper.
Pour the mixture gently onto the tray and spread it over the tray.
Let rest for a few minutes. Cut into squares or diamonds while still warm

SWAHILI CUISINES

THE REAL ORIGINAL SWAHILI PILAU RECIPE

by Swahili Recipes 

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 Kilo beef (1 pound beef)
• 4 cups of Basmati Rice
• 2 medium Onion diced
• 1 tbsp cumin
• 1tbsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp crushed ginger( or you can purchase ginger-garlic paste instead)
• 1 tbsp crushed garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 6 cardamon pods
• 1 whole cinnamon stick
• 6 cloves
• 1tbsp of pure ground pilau masala( mixed ground spice is OK)
• Cooking oil.

METHOD
1.Boil the meat until tender. . Once cooked, drain the remaining broth into a container and put aside.
2.In a Pot add the cooking oil and heat till hot then add onions. Fry till golden brown THEN
3.Add crushed ginger and garlic then stir. Let it cook for three minutes.ADD the boiled beef you set aside earlier. Stir and cook till beef is brown
4. Add pure ground pilau masala ,Cumin , cardomon pods, cinnamon stick ,cloves the black pepper.( throw it all in there) Let the mixture simmer for about TEN minutes.
5. Then add four to five cups of the meat broth. Top up with hot water(if broth is not enough) .Sprinkle some salt to taste
6.Wash the rice. After the water or broth has boiled, add the rice. Cook under low heat until all water has dried up or until ready.
Pilau goes well with kachumbari, and a stew on the side or better a ripe banana