How to make Akara (Bean Cake)

Hello everyone, hope you all are safe? May God continue to protect us all and heal our land.

Today I will be showing you how to make akara (Bean cake). From the name, you already know beans is a staple for making Akara, there are different methods for different people but with these steps that I will be showing you, you can never go wrong.

Ingredients you need for making Akara:

• 1 cup of Brown Beans
• 1  big habanero pepper (atarodo)
• 1 medium onions
• Salt to taste
• Vegetable oil 
• Seasoning cubes 

Kitchen tools/ things needed::

• Electric Blender
• Bowl
• Spoon for stirring
• Frying spoon
• Fry pan
• Serving plateh

What's the next step?

The first thing to do is to pour the beans into a bowl, pour water into the bowl of beans and allow it soak a little, wait until you can easily remove the beans coat, then wash until you can peel all the beans coat and your brown beans becomes white. This means your beans is ready to be blended.

The next thing to do is to put your beans into a blender add just a little water to it and blend till you get a smooth paste. 

You can also decide to add your onions and  habanero pepper to the beans and blend together (Please note this is a different method).

The next step is to pour your already blended beans paste into a bowl and add your chopped onions and pepper into it, then use your spoon and stir. Add a little salt to taste and your seasoning cube and stir again, till you are convinced it is properly mixed.

Turn on your gas cooker or stove and place your fry pan on it, add your vegetable oil, once heated, take a scoop of your bean paste and pour into the fry pan gently in batches. Once it's golden brown, turn to the other side and allow to fry for a while. Check carefully to ensure it is golden brown all over.

Carefully remove the Akara with a sieve fry spoon into a sieve lined with paper towels.

Our Akara is ready to be served.

Serving Ideas:

Akara can be served Pap/ Custard/Oats

Akara can also be with bread.

Some others love with garri.

Fill free to be expressive when eating your Akara it is your.😁 

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