Snack
Vitumbua

Vitumbua

Tanzania

45Minutes
MediumLevel
5Serves
9Steps
About

Coconut rice cakes with a crisp shell and soft, spongy centre, sold from special dimpled pans on the Swahili coast and eaten warm with morning tea.

Equipment
  • Blender
  • Bowl
  • Vitumbua or ableskiver pan
  • Spoon
Ingredients
Rice, soaked overnight2 cups
Coconut milk1 cup
Cooked rice½ cup
Sugar⅓ cup
Instant yeast1 tsp
Ground cardamom½ tsp
Saltpinch
Vegetable oilfor the pan

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