Akara

Name: Akara
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 cup beans; Onion; Pepper; Ground nut oil; Crayfish; Maggi; Salt; Spices; Water

Roland Okere @chef_Orlando

I did not like the akara sold at my area so I decided to take a step further by making my own #ramadansadaka Akara!

Roland Okere @chef_Orlando

I did not like the akara sold at my area so I decided to take a step further by making my own #ramadansadaka Akara!

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Ingredients

1 hour

10 servings

1 cupbeans
Onion
Pepper
Ground nut oil
Crayfish
Maggi
Salt
Spices
Water

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Steps

1 hour

1

Select your beans to remove impurities
2

Soak the beans in water and leave for 15 minutes
3

When the beans get soaked, remove the chaff on the beans. Pinch it to remove its outermost layer in order to get a smooth beans.
4

Cut your onions into desired shapes.
5

Add your onion and crayfish to a blender. Blend till you get a smooth texture
6

Make sure the paste is smooth.
7

Add spices, crayfish, salt and maggi.
8

Be generous with your pepper!
9

Stir until you have an even composition of the paste.
10

Put your oil on the gas or stove and allow to get hot.
11

When hot, start adding the bean paste to the frying pan. Allow to fry and turn it around when one side is getting brown.
12

Remove from oil when its brown enough in colour.
13

Enjoy your Akara with custard, pap, garri or tea.