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Nigerian Akara: Three ways (Beans Cake or beans Fritters)

Course Breakfast
Cuisine African
Keyword Nigerian Akara

Ingredients

  • 2 Pounds Peeled Black Eyed Peas Beans
  • 2 Onion (Divided)
  • 1 Egg (optional)
  • Seasoning cube (optional)
  • 1 Habanero/Rodo
  • 1/2 Red bell pepper (optional)
  • 1 Tablespoon Ground Crayfish (optional)
  • 2 Green onion (optional)
  • Oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Peel the beans (I will put the link to how you can peel beans easily).

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  2. I usually peel and soak my beans the night before the day I will use it, but it is okay to peel and soak for a few hours, this will soften the beans and blends easily.

  3. Rinse the peel beans and blend (with no water or as little as possible), when it almost smooth add 1/2 onion, habanero, and red bell pepper and continue to blend. If you use too much water it won't hold together when frying.

  4. Pour into a bowl and add egg, crayfish, salt, and seasoning cube (if you're using it). Mix in a circular form to incorporate air into the mixture or you a mixer. TIP: Put water in a small cup/bowl drop like a peas size mixture into water, if it floats it is ready to be used.

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  5. Add the remaining onion (chopped), and green onions, and continue to mix, (if you don't like too much onion, you can adjust it to your preference, hubby loves a lot of onions in Akara, you can notice it on the outside of the Akara). Place a frying pan or skillet/pan and add enough oil to fry into the pan. Let it get hot to about 350 degrees F. TIP: You can drop a small batter to test the hotness of the oil. If it's too hot immediately you drop the mixture it will turn dark and it won't cook inside.

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  6. Use a spoon to scoop the mixture into the oil, flip halfway through and fry until both sides are golden brown, about 4-5 minutes. While the batter is frying continue to mix the remaining mixture. When it's done remove from the oil and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.

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  7. Continue to fry until you exhaust all the mixture.

  8. How To Make Akara in a Waffle Maker or Sandwich maker

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  9. Grease the waffle maker or sandwich maker with oil. Scoop the mixture and drizzle a little bit of oil over the batter.

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  10. Cook until it cooks through. 

  11. Cook the Akara waffles to your preference, if you want them soft or crunchy.

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  12. Do the same with the one in the sandwich maker, soft or crunchy, cook to your satisfaction.

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  13. You can enjoy them with pap, custard, bread, garri. Serve and enjoy.

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Recipe Notes

Note:

You can make it in small or big size(your preference), just make sure they're almost the same in size because of the cooking/frying time.