Akara

Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

Golden bean fritters piled in a perforated metal basket.
Akara

Akara are Nigerian fried bean fritters made from peeled black-eyed or brown beans. The beans are ground with little water to form a thick batter. Chopped onion and chilli season it, and spoonfuls are fried in hot oil until both sides are browned.[1]

The batter is stirred vigorously before the onion, chilli and salt are mixed in. Akara are eaten for breakfast with akamu, a maize porridge, or with custard, agidi or bread. The bean batter in this preparation does not contain egg.[1][2]

References

Sources checked:

  1. Nigerian Akara Recipe — All Nigerian Recipes
  2. How to Make Perfect Akamu, Ogi or Pap — All Nigerian Recipes
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