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Kelewele Recipe (Ghana - Spicy Fried Plantains) Kelewele (pronounced Kay-lay-way-lay) is a popular Ghanaian dish made with fried plantains seasoned with spices. It is often served with rice and bean stew or alone as a vegetarian dessert or snack. Kelewele (Kele-wele) are flavorful fried plantain cubes.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first 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):
- Take 4 large ripe plantains
- Prepare 1 tbsp paprika
- Take to taste Salt,
- Make ready 1 tsp ginger powder
- Take 1 tsp lemon juice
- Get 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Take As needed Vegetable oil, for frying
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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!
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