Tambi za nazi

Name: Tambi za nazi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tanzanie
Ingredients: 200 g fine dry wheat vermicelli; 400 ml unsweetened coconut milk; 300 ml hot water plus a little if needed; 40 g sugar; 10 g butter; 1 g ground cardamom; 1 g salt

🥥 Tender wheat vermicelli with coconut milk, sugar and cardamom.

Ingredients

200 g fine dry wheat vermicelli
400 ml unsweetened coconut milk
300 ml hot water plus a little if needed
40 g sugar
10 g butter
1 g ground cardamom
1 g salt

Preparation

Break vermicelli into 4–5 cm lengths. Melt butter in a wide pan and stir dry pasta over medium heat 2 minutes without burning.

Carefully add 300 ml hot water, coconut milk, sugar, salt and cardamom. Bring to a gentle simmer.

Cook on low heat 8–12 minutes, stirring regularly, until threads are tender but distinct. Add small amounts of hot water only if pasta is still firm and liquid is running out.

Stop with a soft coating of sauce

rest 5 minutes, loosen with a spoonful of hot water if needed and divide into 4 dessert portions. Use wheat pasta, not rice noodles. Contains wheat and milk. Total 30 minutes.