Akara African Food

AKARA

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Provided by Food Network

Time P1DT20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/2 pound dried black-eyed peas
2 onions
1 red pepper
Salt
Ground white pepper
Olive oil
2 ripe tomatoes
1 green pepper
1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves

Steps:

Soak peas overnight in lots of water. Drain. Peel the outside skin from the peas.
In a processor, pulse the 1 onion and red pepper to coarsely chop. Add soaked peas and puree to a paste. Transfer to a bowl and using a whisk, whisk the mixture adding salt, white pepper and just a little soaking liquid -- not too much as the mixture needs to retain its shape for frying.
Using an ice cream scoop, form into balls about the size of a ping-pong ball. Drop into a pot of hot olive oil, heated to 360 degrees F. Fry until golden brown. Remove to paper towel-lined plate. Season again with salt and pepper.
Make a quick dipping sauce by pulsing 2 seeded tomatoes, 1 onion, 1 green pepper and some parsley in food processor. Add olive oil and season with salt and pepper. It should be a little chunky, but smooth enough to stick to the fried akara.

BANANA AKARA (AFRICAN BANANA FRITTERS)

Banana Akara (African Banana Fritters) image

Make and share this Banana Akara (African Banana Fritters) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ElaineAnn

Categories Breakfast

Time 25m

Yield 12 pancakes, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

6 bananas, well ripened
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps:

Mash bananas with a fork or use blender to make into a pulp.
Add flour.
Mix water and sugar to make a syrup.
Add syrup and nutmeg to bananas and flour (add more water, if needed, to make batter to pancake consistency.) Mix well.
Fry like pancakes in oiled frying pan until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.7, Fat 1.1, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 3.1, Carbohydrate 77.1, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 34.4, Protein 5.2

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