Name: Akara (West African Bean Fritters) By Curious Cuisiniere
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: West African Recipes
Ingredients: 5 ½ cups black-eyed peas, dry; ¼ to ½ cup water; 1 medium onion; 1 inch piece of ginger; ½ to 1 scotch bonnet pepper; 1 tsp salt; 4 cups vegetable oil

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Akara (West African Bean Fritters) By Curious Cuisiniere

Yields15 Servings

Prep Time25 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time40 mins

West African Akara is a fritter from West Africa made from black-eyed peas (also called cowpeas). The dish looks strikingly similar to a beignet, but the flavor is quite different.

Savory and spicy. Light and fluffy with a crunchy exterior. Akara black-eyed pea fritters are a much-loved breakfast food from West Africa.

5 ½ cups black-eyed peas, dry(or cowpeas)

¼ to ½ cup water (to blend)

1 medium onion

1 inch piece of ginger

½ to 1 scotch bonnet pepper(or habanero pepper), to taste

1 tsp salt(flaked sea salt)

4 cups vegetable oil (for frying)

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CategoryFried, Breakfast, SnackCuisineWest African RecipesCooking MethodSnack, Appetizer, DessertTags#acarajé, #akara, #akarablack-eyedpeafritters, #akaraforbreakfast, #black-eyedpeas, #fritterfromwestafrica, #westafricanakara, #westafricanbeanfritters

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