Food & Drink
Akra Recipe
- Thursday, February 17, 2011 2:57 PM
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Crunchy and good for you.
Ingredients
- - 1 lb malanga
- - 1 cup black eyed peas (not dried)
- - 1 tsp salt to taste
- - 1 tsp black pepper to taste
- - 1 scallion
- - 1 shallot or 1/2 onion
- - 1 garlic clove
- - 1/4 green bell pepper
- - 1 scotch pepper
- - 1 egg beaten
- - 1 tbsp flour
- - 1/2 tsp baking powder
- - 2 cups oil
Directions
- 1. Grate the malanga to make 2 cups. In a blender, mix the black eyed peas, water, salt, black pepper, scallion, shallot or onion, garlic, green bell pepper, and scotch bonnet pepper until it's the same consistency of the grated malanga.
- 2. In a bowl, mix the malanga with the black eye pea mixture. Mix in the beaten egg. Mix the flour and baking powder until you get a nice consistency. Heat the oil on high heat until very hot. Drop in a tablespoonful of the mixture in the hot oil.
- 3. Do not turn to the other side until the fritter is very dark brown.
- 4. Scoop out any extra mix that breaks away from the batter in the hot oil, so clutter or burn the oil. Drain on a paper towel.
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