Friday, December 13, 2013

Akara

Ingredients:
1 cup black eyed peas - soaked overnight
1 onion - finely chopped
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp rice flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 red chilli (Optional)
Salt
Oil

Method:
1) Grind black eyed peas, chilli to a fine paste
2) Mix with onion, flour, baking soda. Check for salt
3) Heat oil in a deep frying pan (medium heat). Once done, take a spoonful of batter and deep fry it until it turns reddish brown. Many akaras can be fried at a time in a batch and they do not stick together.
DONE!!!

Tip:
1) Serve with sweet chilli sauce :)
2) You may also add finely chopped herbs like coriander/curry leaves or spices like pepper powder, cumin seeds :)

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