Mkate wa Mayai

Name: Mkate wa Mayai
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 cups flour, for dough; 6 eggs; 200g ground beef; 1 onion, chopped

Mkate wa Mayai/em-KAH-teh wah mah-YAH-ee/

Also known as: Egg Bread

About this dish

A stuffed bread filled with a savory egg and meat mixture, a Kenyan coastal specialty.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour, for dough

🥚6 eggs

🥩200g ground beef

🧅1 onion, chopped

Method

Serves 3

Make a thin, stretchy dough and roll out large sheets.

Cook ground beef with onion and spices.

Mix the cooked beef with beaten eggs.

Pour the egg-meat mixture onto the dough and fold into a parcel.

Fry the parcel in oil until golden and cooked through.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mkate wa mayai is a traditional Swahili coast dish, a bread pocket filled with a rich egg and minced meat mixture.

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