Description
Rice Flour (Unga wa Mchele) flour, is made from ground raw rice and is used to make Vitumbua or Mahamri (Swahili Pastries). Rice flour is also used to wean babies after 6 months. Rice flour can also be used to thicken soups and stews, and can be an alternative to wheat flour in cakes and biscuits. Rice flour is gluten free therefore cannot be used to make yeasted loaves of bread.
