About this dish
Small, fluffy rice and coconut fritters, lightly sweet, popular for breakfast.
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Ingredients
🍚2 cups rice, soaked and ground
🥥1 cup coconut milk
🍬3 tbsp sugar
🫙1 tsp yeast
Method
Serves 21
Blend soaked rice with coconut milk into a smooth batter.2
Mix in sugar and yeast, then let ferment for a few hours until bubbly.3
Pour small portions into a hot, oiled specialty pan (or small round molds).4
Cook until golden and puffed on both sides.5
Serve warm.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Vitumbua are a traditional Swahili coastal snack, commonly sold fresh in the mornings along Tanzania's coast.
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