Vitumbua Rice Pancakes

VITUMBUA RECIPE

 Vitumbua is a Tanzanian dish, made from rice flour, coconut, yeast and cardamon.

• 2 cups rice
• 1 teaspoon dry yeast
• 1 cup  coconut milk slightly warmed
• ½ -1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ – 1-cup sugar brown or white sugar
• 1 teaspoon Spice Cardamom seeds,
• Cooking oil 1 cup

Method for Cooking Vitumbua

1. Soak 2 cups of rice in a large bowl and let it soften, this might take 4 hours or more, preferably overnight.

2.Drain the water completely and add in a food processor or blender together with coconut milk, flakes, spices, sugar, salt and yeast. 

-Blend until puree, you might have to do this in batches depending on your blender- make sure you pause in between and check for smoothness.

3. Pour into a large bowl, cover and let it rise in a warm area until doubled in size or when you see bubbles forming.

4. Heat a vitumbua, or fry pan on medium heat, add about a ½ or more teaspoon of oil, and brush the holes with the oil.

5. Make sure pan is warm enough before adding batter about ¾ full. 

6. Cook for about 2 -3 minutes on each side, then quickly flip using a chopstick. Continue cooking on the other side and repeat this process until all the batter is finished.