About Nubian Cuisine.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Tambi ta nazi(Vermicelli with coconut )


This sweet dish is served as dessert mostly during Ramadan. You can have it without the nuts if you dont wish to.Its not a typical Nubian dish, but you will find it served after the main futari meal in Kenya.
Ingredients :
4 tbl ghee
2 tsp cashew nuts
2 tsp raisins
150 gm vermicelli roughly broken
300 ml milk
150 ml evapourated milk or coconut
5 tbl sugar



Method :
· Heat the ghee or normal frying oil and fry the cashew nuts and raisins until golden.
· Add the vermicelli and fry until golden taking care not to brown.





· Add all the milk and bring to the boil scraping down the sides of the pan and stirring all the while Simmer until the vermicelli is soft then add the sugar.
· Stir well and remove.
· Can be made richer with the addition of ghee and nuts.



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