Amandazi are deep fried, Ugandan style doughnuts like those sold by the ladies in the image. They’re super with early morning coffee and provide a good carbohydrate boost plus they’re really easy to make at home.  These, also, are essentially treats and not something eaten on a daily basis because both sugar and oil is expensive and often out of reach of the ordinary person. We added the lemon zest because we like it even though it’s not traditionally done but feel free to add spices in celebration of the Arab and Indian culinary heritage. For your next kiddies party, make a batch of mini Amandazi and save a few for yourself too.

Ingredients

• 100 g corn flour
• 30 g wheat flour
• 20 g Sugar
• 1 large egg
• 125 ml milk
• 1 large lemon, grated zest only
• oil for deep frying

Method

• Combine the flour, the lemon zest and the sugar well and then add the egg and milk and stir to form a viscous dough.
• Heat sufficient oil to deep fry the doughnuts in a deep saucepan and when medium hot, add spoonfuls of the dough (not too close to one another) and fry until golden.
• Place on paper towels to remove excess oil and serve hot.
• Note: the oil must not be too hot, otherwise you’ll have a dark brown doughnut with a doughy texture.