By: Mushtaq Yonis

Bur/mandazi is an East African street food dish that is a deep fried dough ball. It’s wildly popular in places like Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It’s also a traditional dish across the continent of Africa like in West Africa their fried bread is called puff puff!

What is it?

Bur/mandazi is a somewhat sweet fried bread that is either shaped like a ball or a flat triangular/square shape, a bit like beignets. It’s common to be eaten for breakfast or as a snack.

It’s a simple snack to make but at the same time it’s easy to mess it up. Ingredients:

• 1⁄4 cup of vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons of instant yeast
• 2 1⁄2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of milk
• Any oil to use for frying

Directions:

1. Combine all the ingredients
2. Knead the dough
3. Cover it up with a cloth and wait for the dough to rise double in size (around 4 hours)
4. Take the dough out and roll it out
5. Cut the dough into portions
6. Heat the oil for frying
7. Fry until it puffs up for around 1-2 mins
8. Take it out of the frying pan when you see a golden brown color

Enjoy your Bur/mandazi!