Fluffy Bean Cake a. K. a Akara Osu

Name: Fluffy Bean Cake a. K. a Akara Osu
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6- 10 people
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 3 cups brown beans; Scotch bonnet chopped; I small onion chopped; to taste Salt; Palm oil; 2 bowls; Mortal and pestle/hand mixer/ omo orogun

Tasty & Delicious @arewa1981

Kwara State

Akara osu is from a small village called osu in osun state(am actually from osun State😉).Some people call it akara kengbe or akara elepo. Crunchy outside and very fluffy inside. The palm oil used in frying gives it that crunchy bite so if you are using vegetable oil it will be less crunchy

Tasty & Delicious @arewa1981

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Ingredients

1 hr

6- 10 people

3 cupsbrown beans
Scotch bonnet chopped
I small onion chopped
to tasteSalt
Palm oil
For the equipment
2bowls
Mortal and pestle/hand mixer/ omo orogun
Sieve

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Steps

1 hr

1

In a big bowl with water, pour the unpeeled beans and soak. After 10mins of soaking, rub ur hands between the beans to peel and sieve or for faster result, pour into blender with enough water and blend little by little until the peel comes off. It's always easier to peel before the beans becomes soft.
2

After peeling the beans, soak for 2 hrs(if u using blender) if not, rinse the beans thoroughly and take to the local grinding machine to blend. Pls note u are blending only the beans.
3

If u are using a blender or food processor, blend with little or no water at all until smooth.
4

After blending, using a hand mixer or any of the equipment mentioned above, mix and Incorporate air into it until it's fluffy and double in size. To know if ur mixture is ready, put water in a bowl and use spoon to scoop a little of the beans into it, if it float and does not sink, then u are good to go. If not, keep on mixing 😉
5

After it has double in size, add ur pepper, onion and salt and mix properly. I always add salt last.
6

Heat up oil and scoop batter into it and fry.
7

If you don't want the inside white like mine, you can blend/ pound the pepper seperately with no water and add later.So so crunchy 😍
8

Enjoy with ur pap, custard or bread!