Fried Rice Cakes Recipe
Fried Rice Cakes Recipe
Rice is the staple food for most of the world’s
population. Tanzania biggest city is Dar es Salaam with one of east Africa's
largest rice farms. Tanzania is the second biggest producer of rice in East
Africa, after Madagascar. Tanzanians prefer Asian rice to the local rice of Tanzania
for its unique taste, aroma and quality.
Fried Rice Cakes Recipe
Ingredients
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup ground rice flour
½ stick soft unsalted butter
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼- ½ cup buttermilk
Oil for frying
Directions
In a large frying pan over medium high heat, add
2 tablespoons oil. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar together, add eggs;
cream well.
In a separate bowl, add tartar, soda, flours mix
well. Add to creamed mixture then add milk, mix lightly and shape dough into
small, round, and flat pieces. Fry on
each side until golden brown. Serve with your favorite vegetable soup or meat stew.
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Growing rice in Tanzania |