🇸🇳 Senegal recipe
Accara
Accara are Senegal's beloved black-eyed pea fritters: light, airy, and crispy on the outside with a soft, fluffy interior bursting with flavor from fresh onion, parsley, and a hint of scotch bonnet heat. Street vendors throughout Dakar fry these golden nuggets in enormous pans of oil, serving them piping hot as a breakfast staple or snack. The key to perfect accara is a well-aerated batter that puffs into featherlight orbs when it hits the hot oil.
Prep45 mins
Cook25 mins
Serves6
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 500g dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight
- 1 large onion, roughly chopped
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper, seeded (adjust to taste)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (optional, for extra fluffiness)
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 26 g
- Fat
- 12 g
