SWAHILI DISHES:Kaimati recipe

KAIMATI RECIPE(SWAHLI DELICACIES)

Kaimati (Swahili dumplings)

Kaimati or Swahili dumpling is a food famous at the coast region.Its usually coated with sugar on the outside thus super delicious 😋.The Kaimati thou can be prepared without the outside coating and still be delicious but for those of us who love the extra sweetness can add sugar coating.

Kaimati or Swahili samplings can be prepared for breakfast, brunch or evening snack and it's best accompanied with tea(chai) or coffee (kahawa)

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 and a quarter cups water
1 tbsp yogurt
1 tbsp yeast
1 tbsp oil

Procedure

Mix all the ingredients except for the water.
Next add the water, start with 1 cup , then if required slowly add the remaining water. You need the dough to be a bit thick for this kind of kaimati.
(I used the entire 1 and a quarter cups of water.)
Beat up the dough with the palm of your hand.
Let the dough rise while you prepare the syrup.

Syrup procedure
1 and a half cups sugar
half a cup water
A pinch of vanilla sugar
Mix these ingredients and cook until it becomes sticky.
Remove from the stove.

Method
Once the dough has puffed up,deep fry the kaimatis till brown and let them cool.
Next take a big pot and place it on high heat, then add half of the syrup.
Add the kaimatis and hold the handles of the pot and start carefully flipping the kaimatis. If you see you need more syrup, add more. You do not want too much syrup in the kaimati pot, otherwise it is going to be hard to flip. Also, you might burn your face and the kaimatis will also have a hard, rocky sugar coating.
Keep flipping the kaimati pot and putting it back on the stove and flipping it util the syrup crystallizes.
Once the sugar crystallizes, pour the kaimati on a big plate to cool.
Once they are cool, place them on a serving plate and enjoy 😋😋.

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