Dessert
Kaimati

Kaimati

Kenya

45Minutes
MediumLevel
6Serves
9Steps
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About

Sweet fried dough dumplings soaked in cardamom sugar syrup, a Swahili-coast Kenyan treat especially loved during Eid in Mombasa and Lamu.

Equipment
  • Mixing bowl
  • Saucepan
  • Deep frying pan
  • Slotted spoon
Ingredients
Plain flour2 cups
Instant yeast1 tsp
Sugar (for dough)1 tbsp
Cornflour2 tbsp
Warm water or coconut milk1 cup
Sugar (for syrup)1½ cups
Water (for syrup)¾ cup
Ground cardamom1 tsp
Lemon juice1 tsp
Cooking oil for fryingfor deep frying

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