Ghanaian Kelewele Recipe

Serves: 6

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Total time: 35 mins

Dietary: vegan

Meal type: snack

Misc:

Occasion: party BBQ

Author: dghchocolatier

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Ingredients

  • 6 Ripe Plantains
  • A thumb of Raw Ginger
  • 1/2 White Onion diced
  • 2 cloves crushed Garlic
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 3 ground cloves
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder
  • tsp ground Senegal pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • Oil for frying (we used cocoa butter)

Method

Peel the plantain and dice into 2cm cubes.

In a large bowl grate the ginger then add in chopped garlic and chopped onions.

blend in chilli powder, ground anise seed, nutmeg, cloves and salt and black pepper.

Mix well, then add In the plantain and toss in the spice mix, marinate for 30 minutes.

In a wok, add enough oil to cover the plantains and heat to 180c.

Split the plantains up into three batches so that they don’t cool the oil and end up burning. This is crucial to achieving the right texture.

Now for each batch, add into the wok and brown, turning once during the process. It should take about 5 minutes per batch.

Drain the plantains on kitchen paper and serve immediately.