Mbatata Kanyenya

Name: Mbatata Kanyenya
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Malawian
Ingredients: 3 sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed; 1 cup flour; 2 tbsp sugar; Oil, for frying

Mbatata Kanyenya/m-bah-TAH-tah kah-NYEN-yah/

About this dish

Deep-fried sweet potato fritters, lightly sweet and crisp.

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Ingredients

🍠3 sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed

🌾1 cup flour

🍬2 tbsp sugar

🛢️Oil, for frying

Method

Serves 2

Mix mashed sweet potato with flour and sugar into a thick batter.

Shape into small patties or drop spoonfuls into hot oil.

Fry until golden brown on both sides.

Drain and serve warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mbatata kanyenya is a common Malawian snack, made from mashed sweet potato mixed into a simple fried batter.

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