Mandazis are tasty nutritious snacks. Here is an in-depth guide on how to make nutritious and fluffy amaranth Mandazi. Mandazi is a type of bread made from wheat flour, sugar, margarine and raising agent.

Amaranth Plant

It is a popular food and is eaten as part of a meal or snack. Mandazi is mainly starchy and low in other nutrients. The nutritive value of Mandazi can be improved by blending wheat with a nutritious amaranth flour.

Ingredients

• 1 standard cup (250 g) amaranth flour
• 2 standard cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
• 3 level teaspoons (15 g) baking powder
• 6 level teaspoons (30 g) sugar
• 6 heaped teaspoons (60 g) margarine
• 3 eggs
• 1 litre of cooking oil
• A pinch of salt
• ¼-½ standard cup (65-125 ml) milk

Method or Directions of Preparations

• In a clean working bowl sieve and mix amaranth flour, wheat flour and baking powder
• Rub the margarine into the flour mixture until it resembles bread crumbs
• Add salt and sugar to the flour and mix well
• Beat the eggs one at a time and add into milk and whisk until they are well blended Rubbing in the margarine in flour Preparation of liquid mixture

• Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture.
• Add liquid into the well and fold in flour using a wooden spoon until a dough is formed.
• Knead the dough with hands until it is smooth, elastic and workable dough is attained.

• Cover with a dump kitchen cloth for 10-15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a heavy frying pan.
• Divide the dough into two big balls and place on a floured board.
• Using a rolling pin roll, out the dough evenly to ½ inch thickness
• Cut into desired shapes and deep fry until golden brown on both sides.

• Mixing the liquid and sifted flour Cut them into desired shapes

• Using a perforated ladle, remove mandazi from the hot oil draining out oil.
• Place in a bowl layered with grease proof paper to drain the oil
• Allow to cool and serve as part breakfast or a snack.

Nutritional Information

• Amaranth Mandazi Nutrition Facts With 18 Servings Per Recipe and with a % Daily Value
• Calories 160
• Total Carbohydrate 22g 8%
• Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
• Total Sugars 4g
• Protein 4g 7%
• Total Fat 6g 8%
• Saturated Fat 1g 6%
• Cholesterol 11mg 4%
• Sodium 75mg 3%
• Calcium 22mg 2%
• Iron 1mg 7%
• Potassium 60mg 1%