It’s common practice for most humans to pay more attention to their home made breakfast during weekends or holidays. Alot of humans who have to go school or work during the week days probably just grab quick bites for breakfast or have breakfast at nearby restaurants. I remember when I was still in the University, I hardly made breakfast on week days because I didn’t have that luxury of time. I always had to get to class at 8am for morning lectures and breakfast at the time was the least of my worries. I looked to the weekend when I would have the luxury of time to make exactly whatever it was I craved. See, most times it isn’t about the meal but how it’s made and to achieve that it takes so much calm.
In some homes, weekend breakfast is mostly special. Today in my home I made it extra special . So for breakfast I made akara. Akara can also be called bean balls? It is made from beans. I will walk you through how it’s done…
First, wash the beans and peel off the skin. Then blend with pepper, onions, ginger (optional), garlic (optional). Make sure the paste comes out smooth.
When this is done, you scoop it into a mortar, add salt to taste, slice onion into it and stir using the pestle. Ensure to stir it continuously until the paste becomes fluffy. Then it’s ready to fry .
Akara has always been a thing for my family especially during the 9th Month of islamic calendar which we observe fasting, we usually take it as a quick meal after breaking the fast with pepper-soup as side dish sometimes. In hausa, it is called Kosai.
Akara has been saving lives in Nigeria, especially in South East part. I love to eat Akara with custard or pap as you have nicely written. When Akara is not there I can substitute with beans. though when I was a little bit younger I hate to eat beans but I have never hated Akara.
The beautiful pictures shows how nicely you have done this meal.
That’s a very timely post thank you for sharing that. I love your step by step picture and presentation of the receipe and dish. I love to do that when I post a dish as well so I appreciate all who do that. Well you only invited Austin so I won’t bother inviting you to mine as well
@Austinelewex you are a faithful “FF” foodie friend.
that’s my breakfast this Sunday morning but mind you, I didn’t make that myself . I got it at a local eating place quite fresh and hot made on the spot.
@Nuhuu It’s also called Kosai here of course by the hausas here in Ghana. It’s very cheap and affordable just like in the north of Nigeria.
@Nuhuu Wow!! Nuhu thanks so much. Yes you’re right, some people prefer to have it with stew sauce or pepper sauce and pepper soup. Some others have it with what we ‘agidi’ it’s made from corn.
@Austinelewex Yes indeed I also enjoy eating it with bread, it tastes so yum . I haven’t tried it with sauce or stew however. Custard and pap with it just great but I enjoy it most with drinking garri, sugar and cold water you should try it.
I hope you have settled the scores you have with beans now that you’re older.
Thank you for sharing your experience and for tagging the foodies to share theirs too.
Of course @Austinelewex go ahead. It will be nice to add it to the main post if the picture is up to standard and she like it. Am happy enough. She can download it and add it thanks
I see @And12-X2 it’s an intentional food then. It’s very common here and cheap too. I had that for breakfast because I didn’t even want to turn on the gas cooker. I was lazy . Am happy you like it and have had it before.
You are welcome dear. Yes o @NkemNwobu am a real foodie even by birth . I have had more foodie post than other topics on connect. My last one that was trending was a food post!!! Am waiting for more food post from you then. I am getting abit busy now so am less active on connect now but I will find time for more food posts.
Hi @NkemNwobu , thank you for sharing the way Akara is cooked. It looks quite tasty.
I really haven’t heard of this dish - @Austinelewex , much less I’ve tried it.
I read a little about Akara and realized that this dish is very popular in Nigerian and Brazilian cuisine. “In Brazil, most street vendors are women, easily recognizable by their white cotton dresses, headscarves and hats. Acaraje can also be found in markets in Rio de Janeiro.”
We can ask @AlexandreCampbell if he has tried Acarajéand if he can share his opinion about the dish.
Hi, @mockata2 ; thank you for have mentioned me. Hi, @NkemNwobu , as Mockata said, Acarajé is very popular here in Brazil, mostly in the state of Bahia. Still, here in Rio, it is not difficult to find a street vendor selling Acarajé. We usually to it Acarajé with some fillings, like “Vatapá” (which is a cream made with ingredients like roasted cashews, peanuts, shrimp, bread, palm oil, chili peppers, coconut milk, etc.). It is delicious, but it can be a little spicy if you are not used to doing it.
Thank you for sharing this post with us.
