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Breakfast
Akara

Akara

Yoruba

35Minutes
EasyLevel
4Serves
8Steps
About

Deep-fried bean fritters, crisp outside and airy within — a Yoruba breakfast staple eaten with pap, or snatched hot off a roadside pan.

Equipment
  • Blender
  • Deep pan
  • Slotted spoon
  • Bowl
Ingredients
Peeled brown beans2 cups
Onion1
Scotch bonnet1
Salt1 tsp
Vegetable oil for frying3 cups
Wateras needed

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