Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, spicy fried plantain (kelewele). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is something that I have loved my whole life.
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! Kelewele is a traditional Ghanaian side dish or snack of spicy fried plantains.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have 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):
- Take 4 large ripe plantains
- Get 1 tbsp paprika
- Make ready to taste Salt,
- Make ready 1 tsp ginger powder
- Make ready 1 tsp lemon juice
- Get 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Prepare As needed Vegetable oil, for frying
Kelewele (Kele-wele) are flavorful fried plantain cubes. Kelewele are often sold by African street vendors. Originally from Ghana, kelewele have been popularized in America by several Kwanzaa books and websites. Kelewele is simply some old school deep-fried plantains, caramelized with goodness to make your soul happy.
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!
Crunchy and spicy on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside, kelewele (as they are popularly known in Ghana), has the potential to push the West African cuisine in the global food arena. 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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