Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, spicy fried plantain (kelewele). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Kelewele (Kele-wele) are flavorful fried plantain cubes. Simple to make, kelewele are plantain cubes, sprinkled with spices, and fried in hot oil. Kelewele are often sold by African street vendors.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spicy fried plantain (kelewele) using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy fried plantain (kelewele):
- Make ready large ripe plantains
- Prepare paprika
- Get Salt,
- Get ginger powder
- Take lemon juice
- Get nutmeg
- Prepare Vegetable oil, for frying
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Instructions 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!
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