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Tanzanian Sweet Fried Spaghetti

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Tambi za kukaanga na sukari ("fried noodles with sugar") is a Tanzanian or Swahili recipe of sweet fried noodles. It is easy to cook and can be eaten with egg sauce, chicken, etc.

Ingredients

  • Oil
  • 1 pound uncooked spaghetti
  • 3 cups water
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • Ground cardamom to taste
  • 1 pinch salt
  • Dried raisins (optional) (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a frying pan.
  2. 2
    Add the spaghetti and fry it until golden.
  3. 3
    Add the water, sugar, cardamom, salt, and raisins.
  4. 4
    Cover the pan and cook until the pasta has absorbed the water, stirring occasionally. If necessary, add more water.
  5. 5
    Serve hot.
Method
Frying

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Tanzanian_Sweet_Fried_Spaghetti