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Mandazi

Name: Mandazi
Cuisine: Tanzania
Ingredients: 1 egg, beaten; ½ cup sugar; ½ cup milk; 2 tablespoon. butter, melted; 2 cups white flour; 2 teaspoon. baking powder

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A.k.a. An African doughnut with a sweet taste that can be differentiated with the addition of varied ingredients. Mandazi are frequently made in triangular shapes and with the absence of frosting and glaze, are typically less sweet than United States style doughnuts. Mandazi can be eaten with almost any food or dips or simply as a snack!

Ingredients: 6
From the kitchen: Tanzania

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1 egg, beaten
½ cup sugar
½ cup milk
2 tablespoon. butter, melted
2 cups white flour
2 teaspoon. baking powder

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Bring all ingredients to room temperature before mixing them together.
Mix all the ingredients together, adding more flour if necessary. The dough should be soft, but not sticky.
Roll the dough on a lightly floured board until it is about ¼ inch think.
Cut into triangles and fry in hot oil. Fry until both sides are golden brown.
Remove mandazi from oil and drain on paper towels or newspaper.

Recipe notes

TIP: Mandazi are best served warm.

* Sprinkle some powdered sugar over the hot mandazi.

* Put some white sugar into a bag, add a couple mandazi, and shake the bag to cover the mandazi with sugar.

* Add about a ½ teaspoon of cinnamon, ginger, all-spice, or cardamom to the dough or a combination of these spices to total a ½ teaspoon.

* Use a circular donut cutter to make mandazi in the shape of traditional donuts.

* Substitute pineapple, orange, or lemon juice for the milk.

* Add some shredded coconut to the dough.

* Add ground peanuts or ground almonds to the dough.

* You may substitute 1 teaspoon dry yeast for the 2 teaspoons baking powder. You will want to allow the mandazi to rise before cutting shapes and frying.

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Calculated automatically from 6 of 6 ingredients.

Calories: 1,651 kcal
Fat: 34.2 g
Carbohydrate: 299.2 g
Protein: 36.2 g

Standard USDA sizes assumed for Egg. Exact portions and food assumptions are listed below.

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Calories1,651

Estimated nutrition facts
Amount per original recipe	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.2 g	44%
Saturated Fat 18.8 g	94%
Trans Fat Unavailable	—
Cholesterol 259.3 mg	86%
Sodium 1,038.2 mg	45%
Total Carbohydrate 299.2 g	109%
Dietary Fiber 6.8 g	24%
Total Sugars 106.8 g	—
Includes Added Sugars Unavailable	—
Protein 36.2 g	—
Vitamin D 2.6 µg	13%
Calcium 888.7 mg	68%
Iron 4.9 mg	27%
Potassium 506.8 mg	11%

Nutrient data notes

A nutrient amount is unavailable when any included ingredient lacks that source value.

Trans Fat: USDA data missing for Sugar, Milk, Flour, Baking Powder.
Includes Added Sugars: USDA data missing for Egg, Sugar, Milk, Butter, Flour, Baking Powder.

* Percent Daily Values use FDA reference values for adults and children aged 4 and over, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. They apply to the amount shown above.

— means no % Daily Value is shown. Trans fat and total sugars have no established Daily Value; protein %DV is omitted because protein-quality data is unavailable. Missing nutrient amounts are not treated as zero.

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Ingredients used in this estimate

1 egg, beaten
50 g edible ingredient. Standard size assumed: 1 × USDA large; 1 portion = 50 g.
Raw whole chicken egg without shell. Unspecified egg sizes need a gram weight. USDA source ↗
½ cup sugar
100 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 cup = 200 g.
White granulated sugar, not brown, icing, or caster sugar. USDA source ↗
½ cup milk
122 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 cup = 244 g.
Unspecified milk is estimated as whole milk, 3.25% fat, with vitamin D. Actual fat level may differ. USDA source ↗
2 tablespoon. butter, melted
28.4 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tbsp = 14.2 g.
Unspecified butter is estimated as salted butter. Salt content and fat vary by product. USDA source ↗
2 cups white flour
250 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 cup = 125 g.
Assumes white all-purpose, unenriched wheat flour. Choose a different food for other flour types. USDA source ↗
2 teaspoon. baking powder
9.2 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tsp = 4.6 g.
Estimate uses USDA Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate. Quantities refer to edible ingredient weight; brands, varieties and preparation can change the values. USDA source ↗

Values use ingredient nutrients per 100 g and food-specific USDA portion weights. Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons use US measures. Pinches, handfuls, “to taste” and unspecified package sizes are excluded. Common counted foods use the stated size or a documented standard USDA portion when a count is supplied; these assumptions are identified above. Other unspecified counts remain excluded.

Assumes included ingredients are retained. Cooking losses, drained liquids, discarded oil, alcohol evaporation and changes in water content are not modeled. Missing nutrient values are shown as unavailable, not zero.

Source: USDA FoodData Central. Data retrieved 2026-11-08. These are automatically calculated estimates, not a laboratory analysis.

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Preparation

Bring all ingredients to room temperature before mixing them together.
Mix all the ingredients together, adding more flour if necessary. The dough should be soft, but not sticky.
Roll the dough on a lightly floured board until it is about ¼ inch think.
Cut into triangles and fry in hot oil. Fry until both sides are golden brown.
Remove mandazi from oil and drain on paper towels or newspaper.

Recipe notes

TIP: Mandazi are best served warm.

* Sprinkle some powdered sugar over the hot mandazi.

* Put some white sugar into a bag, add a couple mandazi, and shake the bag to cover the mandazi with sugar.

* Add about a ½ teaspoon of cinnamon, ginger, all-spice, or cardamom to the dough or a combination of these spices to total a ½ teaspoon.

* Use a circular donut cutter to make mandazi in the shape of traditional donuts.

* Substitute pineapple, orange, or lemon juice for the milk.

* Add some shredded coconut to the dough.

* Add ground peanuts or ground almonds to the dough.

* You may substitute 1 teaspoon dry yeast for the 2 teaspoons baking powder. You will want to allow the mandazi to rise before cutting shapes and frying.

Estimated nutrition facts

Amount per original recipe

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 34.2 g

44%

Saturated Fat 18.8 g

94%

Trans Fat Unavailable

—

Cholesterol 259.3 mg

86%

Sodium 1,038.2 mg

45%

Total Carbohydrate 299.2 g

109%

Dietary Fiber 6.8 g

24%

Total Sugars 106.8 g

—

Includes Added Sugars Unavailable

—

Protein 36.2 g

—

Vitamin D 2.6 µg

13%

Calcium 888.7 mg

68%

Iron 4.9 mg

27%

Potassium 506.8 mg

11%

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