Akara

AKARA

One of Nigeria's favourite deep fried snack, akara, is a popular breakfast meal made with brown or black-eyed beans and spices. The preparation of akara follows a relatively simple process. It's all about getting the right texture and taste from the beans mixed with the ingredients.

HOW TO PREPARE?

BEANS FLOUR BY FORA (2 cups)

• 1.5 cup warm water

• Chopped onions

• Red pepper (roughly blend)

• Seasoning

• Ginger+ Garlic powder or (Fresh and peeled)

Cooking Instructions

• Measure beans powder in bowl.

• Blend roughly or chop your onions, and pepper if using fresh

• If using dry ground pepper, mix with little water to form a paste

• Add 1 cup warm water and combine

• Add pepper and chopped onions to beans powder. Whisk to combine.

• Add garlic,ginger, crayfish powder, salt and seasoning according to your preference

• Whisk together to combine and incorporate air.

• Pour into blender cup.

• Allow to soak for some minutes

• Blend for maximum of 1 minute to incorporate air and prep your oil.

• Oil should be in a fairly deep pan, so that your akara can come out as balls and not flat.
  Oil should be hot enough to fry the balls outside. But not too hot so that the inside gets cooked before the outside burns 

• Best to eat hot so that it doesn't get hard. ENJOY YOUR ANKARA FROM BEANS FLOUR BY FORA!