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Ugandan Mandazi

Mandazi/mahn-DAH-zee/
Ugandan Mandazi
About this dish

Lightly sweet, cardamom-scented fried bread triangles, a popular East African snack.

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Ingredients
🌾3 cups flour
🍬1/2 cup sugar
🫙1 tsp yeast
🌰1/2 tsp cardamom
Method
Serves 2
1
Mix flour, sugar, yeast, cardamom, and water into a soft dough; let rise for an hour.
2
Roll out and cut into triangles.
3
Deep-fry until golden and puffed.
4
Drain and serve warm with tea.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mandazi is enjoyed across Uganda and East Africa, commonly eaten with tea for breakfast.

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