Akara

BEANS CAKE (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.

Ingredients

• Beans powder (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.

• Whisk together to combine and incorporate air. 

• Pour into blender cup.

• Keep for 15 minutes allow to soak/soften

• Prepare 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

• YOUR ANKARA IS READY!  BEST EAT HOT!