Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, spicy fried plantain (kelewele). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Kelewele Recipe (Ghana - Spicy Fried Plantains) Kelewele (pronounced Kay-lay-way-lay) is a popular Ghanaian dish made with fried plantains seasoned with spices. It is often served with rice and bean stew or alone as a vegetarian dessert or snack. Kelewele (Kele-wele) are flavorful fried plantain cubes.
Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spicy fried plantain (kelewele) using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy fried plantain (kelewele):
- Make ready 4 large ripe plantains
- Prepare 1 tbsp paprika
- Take to taste Salt,
- Make ready 1 tsp ginger powder
- Take 1 tsp lemon juice
- Make ready 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Prepare As needed Vegetable oil, for frying
Typically sold by street vendors, you can also cook these yourself and serve with stew or simply eat them on their own. Kelewele - Easy, quick and super tasty Spicy Fried Plantain cubes. Made with ripe plantains that are peeled, cut into small cubes or bite-size chunks and seasoned with spices such as Onion, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper, and Ginger. The spiced plantain is then fried until the sugar in it caramelizes, and produces brown edges.
Steps to make Spicy fried plantain (kelewele):
- Wash and split all the plantains. Next, in a large bowl, diagonally cut the plantains into bite sizes.
- To season, pour in the paprika, salt, ginger and nutmeg and finally the lemon juice. Mix thoroughly to combine. Leave on the counter for 10 minutes.
- In a large saucepan, pour in some vegetable oil and heat it up on medium high heat, to check for hotness, put in the oil, a piece of onion, if it starts to fry, the oil is ready, with a spider spoon, scoop and pour the plantain into the oil. Fry for 10 minutes then reduce the heat to medium low and fry for another 5 minutes. Time may vary so fry till golden brown. When fried, take it out and put in a colander or a bowl lined with tissue paper to absorb any excess oil.
- Serve with your favourite rice dishes or as a snack with some peanuts. Happy Frying!
Kelewele is spicy fried plantain, a delicious and moreish street food which is popular in Ghana. This dish is like dodo (fried plantain), which is popular in Africa and the Caribbean, but the addition of spices gives a kick, which takes the taste of kelewele up a notch. Kelewele or Aloco (Spicy Fried Plantains) - African spicy fried ripe plantains that is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Goes well with peanuts and as sides for any protein. West Africa boasts a wide selection of fried plantain recipes ranging from simple plantain chips to the mouth-watering Kelewele.
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