Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, rice cake (mkate wa sinia). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Rice cake (mkate wa sinia) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Rice cake (mkate wa sinia) is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Mkate wa sinia also known as mkate wa kumimina is a very common delicacy found in East Africa. It's a rice cake that's full of fresh coconut and freshly ground cardamom. It's also gluten free. "Mkate wa sinia" is Swahili that is literally translated to "bread of the platter". Add the yeast and cardamom powder, half of the heavy coconut milk and half of the light coconut milk then add the remaining rice n the remaining milk so that the yeast and cardamon stays in between the layers of rice.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have rice cake (mkate wa sinia) using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Rice cake (mkate wa sinia):

1. Get 2 cups rice..soak the rice for a night
2. Prepare 1 tbsp yeast
3. Prepare Cardamon 1/2teaspon
4. Prepare 2 cups coconut milk
5. Prepare 3/4 cup sugar.. you can add more or less to suit your taste

MKATE WA SINIA, AFTER GRILLING: Rice and Coconut Cake as it comes out of the oven after the surface has been broiled using the grill. Notice that the cake (mkate) pulls away from the edges once it's done. That's a sign that it's ready! In Somali, we call the cake macsharo.

Steps to make Rice cake (mkate wa sinia):

1. Drain the rice and place the rice in a blender along with all the remaining ingredients.
2. Blend well into a smooth batter, and pour in medium bowl.Cover and place the mixture in a warm place and let the mixture rise.
3. Once risen, mix the mixture well with a wooden spoon. - Take your oven dish, add the mixture into the oven-dish and a tablespoon of ghee and place the dish on a low to medium heat stove.
4. Let the mixture cook on top of a medium low heat stove for about 10-15 minutes or until you see the mixture is coming together and cooking well. - Make sure the heat is not high or else the cake will burn.
5. After 15minutes,Next place the cake in the oven to finish cooking.Bake at 200c for 25-30 minutes till golden-brown.
6. Once the mkate is ready, remove from the oven and cover it until it cools down.
7. Once cooled remove from the oven-dish and cut into pieces. - Serve with tea. - Enjoy!!

That's a sign that it's ready! In Somali, we call the cake macsharo. In Swahili it is called m kate wa sinia, which means 'bread of the platter' because it is traditionally made using a large platter called sinia. Mkate Wa Sinia(Rice Cake) Break the norm and cook rice to a cake today.this cake is fluffy and very spongy,the cocont milk and rice brings a unique flavor😋. Try it out.😍 #CreativeRiceContest Leave the rice cake to cool for about an hour and then cover with a plastic paper and a lid.

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