Kaimati
For dessert, we’re enjoying a delicious and popular Kenyan delight: Kaimati. This dish can be enjoyed as both a sweet snack or an end-of-the-day treat
Prep time: 1 hr 10 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 1 hr 20 mins
Yields: 30 donuts
1 cup all-purpose/plain flour
1/2 cup yogurt plus a little water
1 tbsp. ghee or butter
1 level tsp. instant yeast
For Sugar Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp. powdered cardamom
lemon rinds or saffron threads
Directions
Boil syrup and cool completely
Mix the flour with all the above ingredients and beat thoroughly with your hand. It should be thick enough for you to be able to pick without it flowing down between your fingers, but not so thick that it’s a dough. Not runny and yet not too thick.
Cover and let it rise for about half an hour. Touch some oil with your fingertips and mix the mixture again.
Heat oil, then pick small portions and drop in the hot oil, then immediately lower the heat and fry on very low heat, stirring the Kaimatis continuously so that they color on all sides and get super crunchy.
From heat place directly into the cooled sugar syrup.
Serve and enjoy!
