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Mkate Wa Ufuta Recipe

Course Flat Bread
Cuisine International, Zanzibar
Servings 3 Breads

Ingredients
  

  • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 1/4 cup
  • Instant Yeast - 3/4 tsp
  • Salt - 1/2 tsp
  • Coconut Milk - 1/3 cup
  • Coconut Oil - 2 tbs
  • Sesame Seeds for topping

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, mix together flour, salt, instant yeast and mix well.
  • Add coconut milk and knead a soft dough.
  • Add one or two tablespoons of extra milk if the dough is very dry.
  • Knead the dough for 10 minutes, until soft and pliable.
  • Cover and set aside for an hour to double in volume.
  • Divide it into three portions and roll each into a ball.
  • On the counter, apply oil and take one ball.
  • Spread it into a thin disc using your fingers.
  • Add sesame seeds and press them well so that they stick to the dough.
  • Heat a tawa and add some oil in it.
  • Place the rolled out disc, sesame seeds down on the tawa.
  • Cook until the bread is puffy and the bottom is nicely browned.
  • Flip and cook until the other side browns too.
  • Serve it hot with butter, jam or soup or curry.