Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, spicy fried plantain (kelewele). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
How To Make Spicy Fried Ripe Plantain At Home (Kelewele). Jollof, Kelewele (Spiced Fried Plantain), Baked Chicken and Green Beans. Fried plantains like kelewele show up all over the world like in Nigeria (called dodo), South America and the Caribbean, and Asia, but this recipe is ALL GHANA!
Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook spicy fried plantain (kelewele) using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy fried plantain (kelewele):
- Get 4 large ripe plantains
- Get 1 tbsp paprika
- Take to taste Salt,
- Make ready 1 tsp ginger powder
- Get 1 tsp lemon juice
- Prepare 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Make ready As needed Vegetable oil, for frying
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. But the traditional Ghanaian Kelewele fried plantains are in a world of their own. I've always loved buying these from street vendors across the city, so much so that I learned the recipe and made them for myself!
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 a traditional Ghanaian side dish or snack of spicy fried plantains. Spicy Fried Plantains (Kelewele) - Ghana street food at its best!. It doesn't get more street food than Kelewele. Just ask any Ghanaian, if you don't Most Kelewele recipes call for a spice mixture that is paste-like because of the addition of water. I prefer making a "dry" spice rub as I find this sticks better.
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