Mandazi

Mandazi

Ingredients: 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk 2 Tablespoons butter, melted 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups white flour 1/2 cooking oil, plus more as needed powdered sugar, optional Directions: Mix together the egg, sugar, milk, butter and baking powder....
Arepas

Arepas

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups mesa flour (precooked corn flour) 2 1/4 cup warm water 2 Tablespoons butter, melted 3 Tablespoons oil, or nonstick cooking spray   Directions: Stir the salt into the flour. Slowly add the water and mix to form dough. Add the...
Ugali

Ugali

Ugali (oo-gah-lee) is a common staple in much of Eastern and Southern Africa. It is made of cornmeal flour and water and cooked to a dough-like consistency. Ugali is relatively inexpensive and is, therefore, easily available to the poor. Because it has little to no...
Pinto Beans

Pinto Beans

One of the most basic, yet most essential staples of the African diet is the pinto bean!  Why?  Because pinto beans have two very important qualities:  they are very nutritious, and they are very economical.  This relative low cost of this food item makes them very...