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Sweet dumplings (Kaimati) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Sweet dumplings (Kaimati) is something which I have loved my whole life.
One of the most famous delicacies of the coast of Kenya (and most parts of East Africa) are these crunchy dumplings in a sweet sugar syrup known as kaimati or kalimati. They make for a delightful snack, enjoyable at any time; as a starter sweet before a. Kaimatis are an indulgent Kenyan Coast specialty where by, gooey dough balls are coated with sensational syrup.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have sweet dumplings (kaimati) using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet dumplings (Kaimati):
- Make ready For the batter
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- Make ready 1/2 grated potato
- Get 1 tbls sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp instant yeast
- Prepare 1 tbls ghee
- Prepare 3/4 cup water
- Take For the sugar syrup
- Prepare 1 cup sugar
- Make ready 3/4 cup water
- Get 1/2 tbls crushed cardamom
- Get 1 squeeze lime
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Steps to make Sweet dumplings (Kaimati):
- To make the syrup, pan roast the cardamom seeds for a minute or so to release it’s flavours and set aside
- In a heavy bottom pot, over high heat bring the rest of the syrup ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, add the cardamom and simmer the syrup until it just starts to thicken (it should resemble the consistency of maple syrup). Remove from heat and allow to cool completely before mixing with the dumplings
- For the dumplings, mix in all the ingredients until well combined. Using your hand, beat the batter for 2-3 minutes (this process creates a kneading effect). The batter should be thick and sticky.
- Cover the batter and allow to rise for 45 mins to an hour
- Once batter has risen to double the size, set aside to cook
- Heat some oil in a deep fryer/frying pan over high heat. Using the tips of your fingers, scoop about a tsp of the batter into the oil. In between each scoop, dip your fingers in cold water so as to avoid the batter sticking to your fingers while dropping in the oil.
- Continue dropping dollops of the batter into the oil but do not overcrowd the fryer. Cook the dumplings until they are golden brown
- Using a slotted spoon, scoop out the dumplings and directly dip in the sugar syrup. Coat the dumplings well with the syrup and transfer to a serving dish
- Continue the frying and sugaring process until the batter is finished
- Set dumplings aside to cool
- Serve as a dessert or with afternoon tea
This recipe is easy to replicate. But if you wish to make Kaimati also known as homemade sweet dumpling, don't wait until Ramadhan. Use this straight forward Kaimati recipe Kenya and make the delicious snacks that you and your loved ones can eat in the morning, evening, and anytime you have sugar cravings. Besides, various Kaimati recipe variations can be adapted to suit. Kaimati or also known as luqaimat/lugaimat in Arabic are sweet crispy and fluffy fried dumplings which are coated and drizzled with an aromatic sugar syrup.
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