Special Mandasi Recipe—So Yummy and Irresistible! You will Love It! (Level A2-B1)

QUICK AND YUMMY MANDASI RECIPE

Tasty Mandasi Recipe

Recipe by Thandi Ngwira GatignolCourse: SnackCuisine: AfricanDifficulty: Medium

Servings

20

servings

Prep time

1

hour 

Cooking time

20

minutes

Ingredients

• 600g all-purpose flour

• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar

• 1 and 1/2 tablespoons baking powder

• A pinch of salt (optional)

• 75g unsalted butter

• 1 tumbler milk

• 2 medium-sized eggs

• 2 litres sunflower oil

Directions

• Mix all dry ingredients with a fork: flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Set aside.
• Whisk eggs and milk until white and fluffy.
• Add butter to the dry ingredients. Mix with the tips of your fingers.
• Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients. Use a fork and incorporate slowly.
• Use hands to knead the dough. Add a little flour if the dough is too sticky. Knead until the dough is elastic. Cover with a tea towel and wait for 30 minutes.
• Afterwards, spread the dough with a rolling pin. The height should be about an inch.
• Start heating the oil. The heat should be medium-sized otherwise your mandasi will just be brown on the outside but will not be cooked inside.
• Use the mouth of a tumbler to cut out small pieces. Shape into desirable look.
• Then, drop the raw mandasi pieces in the hot oil one by one. Stir well.
• Fry until golden brown and crunchy outside. The inside should be soft and fluffy.
• Get ready to fry the next batch of mandasi.
• Enjoy your mandasi with a cup of tea or coffee! Yummy!

Recipe Video

Notes

• After the first batch of mandasi are cooked, I usually turn off the gas so that the oil cools down a little bit. This prevents the next mandasi from getting brown too quickly when you fry them.
• We say "one ndasi" and "two mandasi". For example: I am eating a ndasi. or I am eating mandasi.

Special and Yummy Mandasi Recipe: 10 Reasons Why I Adore It.

• Mandasi hold a special place in my heart because I used to eat them a lot as a child. They are part of my unforgettable childhood in Malawi.
• They are popular as street food in most parts of Africa. The names and shapes vary but we basically have the same recipe.
• They are very easy to make. Just follow the steps carefully.
• You don’t need many ingredients so the recipe is not hard to remember. You can know it by heart in no time at all.
• Mandasi are cheap to make. This recipe gets you about 20 mandasi. This is why we make them during parties or other public gatherings.
• You don’t need to eat many of them to feel satiated. 2 to 3 mandasi are enough. Don’t get addicted!
• It’s possible to add other ingredients such as cinnamon powder. This adds extra flavour.

Have you ever eaten mandasi in your life? Would you like to try them? If so, let us know how your recipe turned out!

Until next time!

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About the Author

Thandi Ngwira Gatignol is the founder of Learn English With Africa. She was born on June 11th, 1981 in Blantyre, Malawi. When she was 19, she left her country of birth for France. She currently lives with her two daughters and husband in Poland.

Thandi holds a Bachelor’s degree in English studies obtained at the Université Paris X Nanterre in France and a Certificate in Journalism from Malawi. She has taught English as a French Ministry of Education certified teacher both in France and in Poland. She speaks six languages fluently, including French, Polish and Italian. She is now learning Kiswahili, German and Spanish. Salt No More is her debut novel and you can find her other books here on the website or on Amazon.

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