HOW TO MAKE NIGERIAN AKARA: SOFT AND FLUFFY AKARA | SISI JEMIMAH
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- HOW TO MAKE AKARA: SOFT AND FLUFFY AKARA | SISI JEMIMAH
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Ingredients:
3 Cups Beans
Vegetable Oil for frying
1.5 Onions
Scotch Bonnet Peppers (your preference)
Bouillon cubes
Salt to taste
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I grew up in Port Harcourt in Nigeria.
Back in the late 80s and early 90s this is what we often had for breakfast early in the morning before school. I was a student at Bereton Montesorri Primary.
Sometimes I ate this for breakfast with Akamu (white corn custard with milk and sugar) together with my younger brother. This was far better than corn flakes or corn rings with milk. Other days it was fried yam with stew and scrambled eggs or fried plantains with beans or soft buttery bread with blue band margarine, strawberry or pineapple jam spread with hard boiled eggs, or even golden morn and buttered toast. We often finished it off with a hot cup of chocolate bornvita or tea with milk. Sometimes we added the bornvita to the Akamu. Then after breakfast we'd be rushing to the gate of our home, belly full with our strapped on backpacks to catch the school bus.😄Ahhh my good ol' childhood years!
Although I don't live in Nigeria now, but i still eat Akara once in a while for breakfast. I soak the black eyed peas for 12 hours (preferably overnight) then I blend the whole thing in the morning without removing the skin. My nutritionist told me to blend the beans with the skin for the Akara because if I were to eat the beans in pottage form I'll still leave the skin on. It makes no sense to remove the skin which is the most fibrous and nutritious part and eat only the white. It comes out the same with extra fiber. Its a healthy breakfast treat and now that I'm grown up I eat this with carrot puree (which is zero carb) without sugar in place of the starchy corn Akamu and it works just fine.
Carrot Akamu is just simply thoroughly boiled carrots that you add to a blender with a tablespoon of water and blend till completely smooth then you put into a pot and continue to stir till it becomes that Akamu/custard pureed consistency. No need for sugar. It has zero carbs and it's a healthier option.
I can relate to your post. I miss my breakfast!
This memory sounds so beautiful and comforting to you.
Proper breakfast them 👌🏾👍🏽🙌🏾😊
I need to try that carrot Akamu 😂
Yummmmmmmyyyyyyy!!!! I should try this...I have beans, I have pepper, I have onion, I have blender, I have hand mixer, even frying pan and oil sef...what I am waiting for, I do not know!!!🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Edit: brethren, I'm finally trying this tomorrow, after 4 months! Wahala be like bicycle 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
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Your comment is a vibe 😂😂😂
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How was it
Ive never tried this food but it amazes me how its so fluffy and bread like it is yet it contains no gluten or yeast . Whoever invented this was lowkey a genius cause i would have never known blending some peas could result in such product
Here in Brazil, and specially in my hometown (Salvador), we have "acarajé"; it's a very similar recipe and It comes from west Africa!
Do they use beans aswell?
@@TheExlurker yes, precisely white beans. the main difference from traditional akara is the fillings. after they're fried, they get sliced in half and filled with shrimp, caruru (an okra-based stew), vatapá (a shrimp and coconut milk-based stew) and hot sauce.
fun fact: plain akara is often used as an offering to yoruba deities in the candomblé religion (similar to cuban santería and haitian vodou).
@@moisesduarte2926, sorry, you are wrong, we don't use white beans to make acarajé here in Bahia, we do use the same beans you can see in the video - the black eyed peas -, and here we call them "feijão fradinho". We only use the black eyed peas, white onions and salt in our traditional (which includes the religious offer to Orişa Oya) recipe, then fry them in red palm oil.
@@augustalopes4926 you're absolutely right, it's black eyed peas and not common white beans; i misspoke there. it's the variety we call feijão de corda or feijão macassar here in pernambuco.
It’s the same 😊it was taken to Brazil and the Caribbean by Nigerian 🇳🇬slaves
Omg sis Jemimah! I followed the mixing part and my Akara came out perfect. Crispy and did not soak any oil! Hubby was very happy 😃
I grew up in Jos. Every morning at 8am an elderly woman would arrive in my school with a huge wok type pot and filled it with groundnut oil. Long time later the wood fire had heated the oil enough and all the kids queued up to pay 5 kobo for a piece of koose or fried yam. I’ve wanted to re-experience that to relive my 8 year old self ever since. This recipe was so VERY CLOSE to that memory! THANK YOU!!!! 🙏 🙏
Sister,I used your recipe to surprise my dear Nigerian hubby.It come out very good,thanks for sharing with us. We ate this with Indian coriander chutney!
this is literally Harvard trained akara.... thought I was the only one that whisks their batter. but I'm gonna try and make it more fluffy like this. 🙏🙏👍👍
I just made some following your steps. I used the already peeled beans but soaked them overnight. The batter was not like ice-cream because my hand mixer is a basic one & I don’t think I whisked for 10-15 as my arms became to ache 😣😄. It turned out well, was crunchy on the outside & did not soak oil 🤩
Note to self: get a proper stand mixer 🤔😂
Wow! My sis you are expert in frying akara, the way the akara is floating on the oil is what i like so much. Good job
I love the Akara as it is bouncing in the lord lol,good job my queen of sumptuous cooking.
I followed your exactly way of doing it but used a turner handle for the whisking i swear my akara was also bouncing in the lord. Its been three years trying to make akara but after watching your video yesterday i made a bouncing akara. Much love from the Netherlands
Hlo
You can never go wrong with Sisi Jemimah's recipe...👏👏👏❤
Thanks for sharing the mixing tips, it made all the difference. My akara did bounce. 😃
Hello from London. If I hadn't subscribed before, for this akara alone I'd have done so immediately! 😊
I subscribed to your channel a while ago and I enjoy your recipes. However, I've never commented on anything before. I am doing so because of this akara; all I can say is wow!!! The "fluffiness" is out of this world, I haven't seen akara this fluffy! As you said, it looks like Ice Cream. I can't wait to make it tomorrow morning! Thanks sweetheart. 👍😄
Thank you for the stand mixer tip and that cold water tip.These are the kinds of tips that too many TH-cam cooks omit.
This is so far the best akara recipe i have come across on U-tube. See beans paste like ice cream!!
This is the first time I'm hearing your voice and its so lovely and made the video very personable .
Thanks for the fluffy goodness in this recipe!
Love this recipe! Going to try this out - can’t wait 😊
Thank you for this video! I was just thinking I should make akara for breakfast tomorrow...but i haven't made it in YEARS
Perfect nigerian akara 👍
I made these today at my mom’s house and my mom ate 10 of them. They came out fantastic. They were very fluffy and delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us.
Thank you so much for making the process easy for me ❤️ I tried it out and it came out perfect 🙂🙂🙂🙂
This is the predecessor of the Jamaican dumpling. Defenatly will try and make these thanks for the recipe!#
Very nice, am about to prepare mine so I came to watch the real chef herself do it😊
I know I am late to the party but I love your videos. So straight to the point. No 30 minute introduction on something totally irrelevant. I prefer “wet and juicy” akara though. This air incorporation method makes the akara a bit too dry for me. Awesome recipe though. Keep up the good work.
As a South African this video was mind blowing. I did not expect the main ingredient to be beans
Right, I really want to try it out.
@@mphothito4691 ntwana I was like this is witchcraft 😄 I'm curious about the texture compared to amagwinya
That’s my concern as well hey, but everyone seems to be hyping it up so I’m just curious to trying a different cuisine.
I am just starting to learn WOW THAT'S AWESOME
I just followed your recipe 😃🙂 and my own comes out like yours ,i really do appreciate it ma
This is the best akara recipe on TH-cam
Wahoo nice one
I'm so trying this tomorrow morning! Thank you.
You are amazing!! Everytime I am lost about how to cook something, I run to your channel for advice. Thanks for the consistency. You are always so detailed. #BigFan
Wow I've tried so many akara recipes but yours is the best so easy to follow,thank u 4 dis
haha!!! My Akara could neverrr. thanks for the tips
Sisi, this is perfect. The akara is on point
Wow! This is good name sake, I will be trying it out definitely & let you know how it turns out
This looks so yummy and delicious
Omor x 1000000… this recipe is dope… my Akara is bouncing too.. I’m so chuffed I’m gonna dance💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
Thank you. I’m enjoying this yummy recipe rn 🥂
Wow I will absolutely try those! look so good!!
Liked the video before watching!!! Lol.... She never disappoints me.
I love love this Akara. Cheiiii I use to eat this like all day🤤🤤
Thanks for sharing sis
Thank you so much, this was very helpful.
This recipe is the bomb,thanks so much ma
I had to come and search to get a masterpiece done for me and my friends
Akara bouncing in the lord 😂😂
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I heard that and laughed 😅
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Those that didnt watch till the end won’t understand 🤣
it looks yummy i really want to try it thank you for that thorough recipe 🎉
Thanks, am going to try it.
Thanks sis, lovely tips 😘
Awesome awesome awesome
I can’t wait to try this with a side of collard greens.
Thanks for the air incorporation tip.
so fluffy, love it, love chunky onions n pepper in mine tho lol ,otherwise perfect
Hmmm, Itong Annam... I must make this Akara this weekend. It just looks so inviting.
Nķo ntòro😂
First time here☺️ Just subscribed!! U re very detailed and wow i want this Akara😭
I love akara for breakfast is very yummy
Hmmm! yummy I love your Recipes
Thanks for sharing sister. U just teach me how to do this. Dealing with that right away 👍
They look yummy! I see where mine fail now..... not whisking first long enough!
This looks so interesting
Can’t wait for you to get to 100,000 subscribers. Your big fan🎉🎉🎉
I tried this recipe and it very nice 👍
Love this recipe
thank you for showing how to make this Akara,
First time hearing your voice 😍😍😍
Great recipe, not an akara lover but when I cook it for my family, they absolutely love it. Thanks for the amazing recipe
Sis Jemimah, thanks a lot 🙏 for all your videos, very very helpful, making this for breakfast tomorrow😀.
Acarajé. Delicious!
Looks so good
I appreciate you giving me this recipe. Thank you very much sister.
Not all of us in US are ungrateful and narcissistic.
Thank you.
This is best recipe I see Thanks
Wow so delicious 🤤
Thanks this was really helpful
Haha your intro actually made me subscribe... 🔥🔥
500th like! Well done, you made this nice! I want to try this soon!!
Thank you so much.wow very appealing.i will have to try this recipe it's so good sisi watching from Zimbabwe where we have plenty of these beans.God bless you
I think i like your method very nice
Thanks I'm going to try this
Looks so yummy! Can't wait to make this. Thanks for sharing! :)
Am trying this tomorrow
Really nice
Deeeeelicious!
Lol the "I have very low standards" at the beginning got me 🤣🤣, subscribed
Thanks for teaching
Yummy!😋
Delicious
Fantastic
Thank you very much 🥰❤
A Good cooker well done
It looks good
First to watch. Thanks so much for all these yummy meals
You're welcome 😊
Nice one. Will try to prepare it now. Thanks very much sisi jemimah.
Thank you 😊
You're awesome!
I will have to try your own method ma'am
This is nice
I love the “I have completely low standard” part. Followed you and subscribed because of that 😂😂😂
you have the best videos
This is the best video on the internet for learning to make soft and fluffy Akara 👌🏾✨
Sisi Jamima I love your voice overs 😂😂😂 it’s the way you at j those who have not subscribed 😂 ❤️