Plantain Fritters

Plantain Fritters

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So I came across a recipe for “plantain mosa” a popular Nigerian street food made with over ripped plantains. With a slight twist omitting the yeast that makes the mosa puffy, I made plantain fritters instead served and with prawns smeared in hot chilli sauce . Follow the simple recipe below to try this delicious fritter. Aprons on!!!

Serving for 4

Ingredients

Ingrdients

4 over ripped plantains

3 stalk of spring onions

1 scotch bonnet pepper

2 eggs

Coconut milk powder

Flour

Baking powder

Ginger

Garlic

Salt

Cooking oil

Directions

1.      Peel and mash plantain in a mixing bowl using fork

2.      Finely chop spring onions and pepper and add to bowl  

3.      Add half a tea spoon grated garlic and ginger

4.      Beat eggs and pour into bowl

5.      Add a tea spoon of coconut milk powder, with a 4 table spoons of plain flour, a pinch of salt and baking powder

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6.      Mix all the ingredients and let it sit for 5 minutes

7.      Preheat oil in frying pan

                     

Mixture ready for frying

8.      Once the oil is heated, scoop the mixture using serving spoon and add to oil to fry fritters until brown. 

9.      Once fried, place fried fritters on paper towel to drain any excess oil.

Frying frittes

Voila! Dish is done!

Delicious Dish