World Flavors Cookbook

Mahamri (Coconut Doughnuts)

Soft, pillowy coconut-flavoured doughnuts from the Kenyan coast — eaten for breakfast with chai.

Cuisine: Kenya

Ingredients

• 3 cups wheat flour
• 1 tbsp yeast
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 tsp cardamom
• Oil for frying

Instructions

1. Dissolve yeast in warm coconut milk with sugar.
2. Mix into flour and cardamom to form a dough.
3. Knead until smooth. Rest 1 hour.
4. Roll out and cut into rounds or squares.
5. Deep fry until puffed and golden.