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Mkate wa sinia

Name: Mkate wa sinia
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 9 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Swahili
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups rice soaked overnight rice; 1 1/4 cups thick coconut milk; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast; 1 tsp cardamom; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for the tray

A fluffy fermented rice and coconut cake with cardamom, baked in a tray. Swahili teatime.

60 minTime

4 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 60 minutes come after.

Bread of the tray2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayFermented rice and coconut batter, baked in a sinia.

The original

305kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

60minutessame

Classic mkate wa sinia.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1½ cups rice, soaked overnight

Thick coconut milk1¼ cups

Sugar⅔ cup

Instant dry yeast1½ tsp

Cardamom1 tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for the tray

Method

3 steps

1Blend the soaked rice with coconut milk, sugar, yeast and cardamom until very smooth.
2Cover and ferment in a warm place until bubbly and doubled, about 2 hours.
3Heat an oiled tray or ovenproof pan, pour in the batter and cook on the hob 10 minutes, then bake at 180 C until golden on top.

Serve it like this

Cut into diamonds or wedges and serve with spiced tea.

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Mkate wa sinia

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Ingredients

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