Zikoko ntrede from Comoros

Zikoko ntrede, kokontede, vikokote or visheti is a typical dessert from Comoros and Tanzania.

They are little cakes eaten at religious holidays like Aïd (feast of the lamb).

My cakes turned out to be bigger than the original ones, they grew a lot during the process of frying. The taste is original and very good. Eat them accompanied by a cup of milk, coffee or tea, this way the taste of the cakes is enhanced.

Ingredients for the cakes:

- 500 grams of wheat flour.

- 250 ml of whole milk.

- 70 grams of butter or ghee.

- 1 tablespoon of chemical yeast.

- 2 tablespoon ground cardamon.

- One pinch of salt.

- 3 to 4 tablespoon of sugar.

Ingredients for the syrup:

- 200 grams of sugar.

- 250 ml of water.

- 1 tablespoon of ground cardamon.

Method:

1- Put inside a bowl the flour, yeast,salt, sugar and cardamon. Mix well.

2- Add hot butter or ghee and milk, mix well and knead until the dough is uniform. Divide the dough in two parts, knead into a cilinder shape as you see in the pictures.

3- Cut the cakes in the same shape that you see at the picture.:

 4- Press the cakes using an object like the one you see in the picture to decorate the cake.

5- Use hot oil to fry the cakes until they get golden. Place the cakes on absorbent paper to get rid of the oil.

6- For the syrup, mix all the ingredients and put on a medium heat until the syrup reaches a sticky point:

7- Bath the cakes into the syrup, then let the cakes get cold. And you can eat them!!

Receta en Español

You can also watch the recipe at my Youtube Channel:

Comoros

Couscouma - Comores

Receta en Español

Couscouma or Mardouf is the typical bread from Comores, it is made from wheat flour and butter or ghee.

The recipe I present today is the traditional one adding grated cheese and chive.

This bread is eaten daily and at big feasts like weddings and during Ramadam

Ingredients:

- 500 gr wheat flour.

- 200 gr butter or ghee.

- 1 glass of water.

- Salt.

- Grated cheese.

- Chive.

Method:

1- Sieve the flour and put it in a bowl, add water and mix well, add a table spoon of melted butter and mix well, knead for 10 minutes until the dough is not sticky.

2- Divide the dough into 6 parts, shape them like little balls.

Let them stand for 10 minutes, cover the bowl.

3- Take one ball of dough and use a rolling pin to flatten it.

4- Add some melted butter on the surface.

5- Add grated cheese and chopped chive.

6- Put the dough in the shape of a cilinder ,as you see in the pictures:

7 - Put the cilinder in the shape of two spirals.

8 - Add some melted butter.

9 - Put one spiral on top of the other, flatten with the help of a rolling pin.

10 - Add more melted butter on the surface.

11 - Put on a frying pan with the surface that has the butter upside down. Fry for 1 minute.

12 - Put some melted butter on the other surface and flip down, Cook until it is sligtly brown.

 Receta en Español

You can also watch the recipe at my Youtube Channel:

Comores