Special contest for steem Africa #2|| promote your favourite Traditional dessert.

Hello everyone,

Special thanks to @ngoenyi @steemitfoods and @alikoc07 for this wonderful contest to enable us share our favourite traditional dessert. Kudos!

My favourite traditional Dessert is called Akara. I like Akara because it is highly nutritious, easy to prepare and less expensive to prepare. Its preparation is not time consuming.

HISTORY OF AKARA

A dish brought to Brazil by enslaved peoples from the West African coast is known as Akara (as it is known in southwest Nigeria). It is a typical breakfast meal eaten with millet or corn pudding and is known as "akara" by the Yoruba people of south-western Nigeria and citizens of Sierra Leone, "kosai" by the Hausa people of Nigeria, or "koose" in Ghana. Akara is typically served with bread in Nigeria or pap.

Akara is an important part of Yoruba culture since it is made especially for people who have reached the age of 70 or beyond. It was frequently cooked in huge quantities and distributed to all of the deceased's relatives' homes. When warriors returned triumphant from battle, Akara was also cooked in huge quantities as a show of success. The women, particularly the Warriors' spouses, were to fry Akara and share among villagers.

Benefits of Eating Akara

• They are heart helpers
• Low in fat
• helps to cut the risk of cancer
• they are rich in nutrient
• they help to balance blood sugar

INGREDIENTS

• 2cups of black eyed Beans
• 100g of pepper
• 10ounce of onions
• 1 litre of groundnut oil
• 1 table spoon of salt

PROCEDURE

Select your Beans to remove dirty and stones.

         Photo after selecting

Soak Beans in water for about 30mins to 1hr in other to soften it.

Wash beans in other to remove the outer covering.

     What it looks like after washing

 The chaff/ outer covering

Add fresh pepper, onions cut in cubes and grind in a blender or industrial grinder.

   How it looks after grinding

Place in a mortar and whisk in a circular motion using a pistle to soften the paste.

Deep fry by Placing a pot or frying pan, put your groundnut oil, allow to heat properly. Take a scoop of the mixture, fry until it turns golden brown. Fry in low heat.

Once its Golden brown, the Akara is ready to be eaten.

Akara can be served hot or cold.
It can be served with pap, tea, bread or eaten like that.

Thank you for reading through my post.

I hope you try this recipe.