Sweet Fried Bread

This sweet fried bread is a very popular snack in East Africa, They are sold on the streets and most of all you will find it in all most every Somali house hold during the month of Ramadan, they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and they are called many diffrent names.
It is a light snack good with cup of shaah.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup lukewarm milk
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Oil for frying

Directions:

  • In a bowl combine all the ingredient.
  • Kneed the dough lightly don’t over work it.
  • Leave it to rest for 30 min.
  • Roll the though on a lightly floured surface.
  • Cut in to desired shapes.
  • Deep fry until golden brown on both sides.
  • Drain on a paper towel and serve.
   

9 Comments

  • Fatima says:

    keep this up! you are awesome. i’m trying to teach my self how to cook somali food. learning from my mom is hard because she doesn’t use measurements. just a pinch of this, a dash of that, etc.
    Thank you!!

  • Zeainab Dholayare says:

    asc walaalo waad ku mahad santahay sida quruxda badan eed u soo qurxisay si loo kariyo cuntada soomalida. waxaan rajaynayaa in hablo iyo inamo badan oo soomali ahi kaa baran doonaan sidan fiican ee fudud eed u soo bandhigtay cuntada soomalida.

  • Ida says:

    I am Puerto Rican. I’ve never had somalian food but i love eating other culture’s food. I’ll be making this sweet bread today.

    By the way, i once took care of a somalian little girl and her mother brought her lunch. It was basmati rice but inside the rice there was cummin seeds. That rice smelled so aromatic. Does anyone happen to have a recipe?

  • admin says:

    Hi Ida,

    Thanks for stopping by, I will be posting that Somali rice soon.

  • ali says:

    hey sis i was wondering if ure were going to post nafaqo…. the stuffed potato with the egg reipe

  • admin says:

    Salaam Ali,

    There is a good recipe with a video you can find it at Somali Recipes
    the link is here:http://www.somalirecipes.com/search/label/Appetizer

  • ali says:

    o okay i just watched the video it was great but i have another question when u make ano barrawe isnt it only milk and sugar because my grandma used to make it for a store in somalia and she said its only milk and sugar but on ure recipe it says u must add butter and cardamon isnt the cardamon optional?????

    salama alaikum sister

  • helen says:

    salamalikum… I make these quite often and my Kids LOVE them!!! They have me makin them 4 the sckool gala`s etc n seems all the kids love them…
    Jazakallah khaire for sharing…

  • Azzizah says:

    I like to add Black Seed to mine to make them nutritious as well as yummy.
    I cannot thank you enough for this recipe, this is one of my favorite snacks and I’ve been searching all over for the recipe.

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