Spicy fried plantain (kelewele)
Spicy fried plantain (kelewele)

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, spicy fried plantain (kelewele). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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.

Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Spicy fried plantain (kelewele) is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. 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):
  1. Make ready 4 large ripe plantains
  2. Take 1 tbsp paprika
  3. Make ready to taste Salt,
  4. Take 1 tsp ginger powder
  5. Take 1 tsp lemon juice
  6. Get 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  7. Take As needed Vegetable oil, for frying

Kelewele is spicy fried plantain, a delicious and moreish street food which is popular in Ghana. This dish is like dodo (fried plantain), which is popular in Africa and the Caribbean, but the addition of spices gives a kick, which takes the taste of kelewele up a notch. Kelewele or Spicy Fried Plantain cubes is a popular and well-loved Ghanaian food and it's a winner recipe because all the ingredients used for making it are all pantry spices. Typically the spices used to make these Spicy Fried Plantains are Onions, Ginger, cayenne pepper, and salt.

Steps to make Spicy fried plantain (kelewele):
  1. Wash and split all the plantains. Next, in a large bowl, diagonally cut the plantains into bite sizes.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Serve with your favourite rice dishes or as a snack with some peanuts. Happy Frying!

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