🇲🇼 Malawian Cuisine

Mandasi

Fried Dough Fritters

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 10
Difficulty Easy
Calories 180 kcal

Fluffy, lightly sweetened fried dough fritters enjoyed as breakfast or a snack with tea across Malawi.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix flour, sugar, yeast, and nutmeg.
  2. 2 Add warm water and knead into soft dough.
  3. 3 Rest 1 hour until doubled.
  4. 4 Pinch off pieces, flatten, and deep fry until golden.

Did You Know?

Mandasi vendors appear at every Malawian market at dawn, and the aroma is an unofficial alarm clock.