Makes: 30 – 40 Mandazi Oil Temperature: 160 °C
Ingredients
| 500 | g | Cake flour ( 4 x 250 ml / 4 cups ) |
| 5 | ml | Salt ( 1 tsp ) |
| 15 | ml | Sugar ( 2 tbsp ) |
| 30 | g | Oil ( 2 tbsp ) |
| 10 | g | Anchor Instant Yeast ( 1 packet ) |
| 300 | ml | Lukewarm water ( 2½ cups ) |
| 750 | ml | Oil, for frying ( 1 x small bottle ) Paper towel/brown paper |
Filling
| 250 | g | Sliced Polony, or any other cold meat of your choice ( 1 cup ) |
| 250 | ml | Grated cheddar cheese ( 1 cup ) |
| 60 | ml | Chakalaka / Atchar mix ( ¼ cup ) |
Method
- Mix the flour, salt and sugar together.
- Add the Anchor Instant Yeast and mix through with the flour mixture.
- Mix the oil and water together and add to the flour mixture to form a soft dough.
- Knead the dough for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough on a lightly floured surface,cover with greased plastic and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
- Prepare the filling ingredients and mix together. Start to warm the oil slowly and ensure that it does not get too hot. Remove from the heat.
- Knock the dough down and roll the dough out on a lightly sprinkled flour surface to 3 mm thickness.The dough
must be quite thin. - Cut the dough into 15 cm – 20 cm strips and cut triangles out of each strip.
- Drop the triangles into the warm oil, fry for 3 min. on the one side and turn over. Fry for 3 min. on the other side.
Remove and drain on paper towel or brown paper. - Once cooled, cut the triangle open on one side and fill with the prepared filling. The triangle should be hollow to fill.
Any filling of your choice can be used.
