Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, akara. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Akara is commonly eaten as a snack or breakfast food, but it has many variations, as with much of West African food, it has travelled well. In New Orleans, these fritters are known as calas, in Brazil as acaraje and Barbados as pumpkin accra. Akara (as it is known in southwest and southeast Nigeria) a recipe taken to Brazil by the enslaved peoples from the West African coast. It is called "akara" by the Yoruba people of south-western Nigeria and by the citizens of Sierra Leone, "kosai" by the Hausa people of Nigeria or "koose" in Ghana and is a popular breakfast dish, eaten with millet or corn pudding.

Akara is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Akara is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have akara using 3 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Akara:

1. Take 3 cups beans, scotch bonnet, 1 large onion, salt, ajino
2. Take Moto, teaspoon curry, teaspoon mixed spices
3. Prepare 2 red bell peppers, veg oil for frying

Akara - Black Eyed Peas Fritters. Akara, which is also known as black-eyed peas fritters or Acaraje, is a very delicious, deep-fried beans cake made from black-eyed peas paste. It is a vegetarian-friendly meal eaten in most parts of West Africa and Brazil. Though it's origin is said to be from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria but somehow it has found its way to the hearts of other west African.

Steps to make Akara:

1. In a bowl pour the beans and soak for 20mins with warm water. You can either use your hand to peel it or pound it in a mortar. Wash with enough water and strain after each step.
2. Using a heavy duty blender blend the beans together with diced onions, pepper and red bell peppers. Once you've achieved a very smooth paste, transfer into a clean bowl.
3. Using a wooden spoon stir to combine. Add the salt, ajino moto, mixed spices and curry. Beat with the wooden spoon for about 15mins. Heat oil in a pan and once hot start the frying process. Once the first side is brown flip to fry the other side. Once done drain in a paper towel to remove excess oil.
4. Serve with your pap or anything of choice.

It is a vegetarian-friendly meal eaten in most parts of West Africa and Brazil. Though it's origin is said to be from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria but somehow it has found its way to the hearts of other west African. Akara is a snack that is originally from Nigeria but that has migrated to a number of West African countries as well as Brazil. It is a traditional snack from Nigeria that is also popular in Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mali and The Gambia. It is actually a fried cake or fritter that is a common breakfast staple or fast food.

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