Bean cake

Name: How to cook Bean cake - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Destina

Bean cake

This is a popular street food in some parts of Nigeria, West Africa , sometimes served at breakfast too. It’s mostly accompanied by enriched soft breads and milk teas or cereals. It’s mainly prepared by fried and enjoyed by most people, but I prefer a healthier version , so i rather bake mine , although also fried some to meet others needs and preferences.

Ingredient

Food ration :

2 people

1 1/2 cup

black eye peas

1/2 cup

dried mint leaves

1/2

onion

fresh chili peppers

1/2 cup

water

2 cups

flaxseed oil

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Soak the black eye pea in water overnight. Rinse off and pulse the beans with some water into a food processor for less than 1 minute in order to agitate the beans. Then transfer to a bowl, wash and remove the beans skin in the motion of both palms rubbing each other.

* Step 2

Pulse the washed beans, mint leaves, chopped onion, diced chili peppers and the water into a food processor and blend to a purée. Transfer purée to a bowl and add salt to taste. Divide the purée into two separate bowls, one for the fried and another for the baked version.

* Step 3

Take small scoops of the purée and place on a greased baking tray. Bake on a preheated oven, at 180 degree Celsius for about 20-30 minutes.

* Step 4

On a heated small pot or pan for deep frying, add the oil and allow to heat for 1-2 minutes. Add several small round scoops of the other purée bowl into the pot and fry for 3 minutes on one side, and for another 3 minutes on the other side. Remove the fried bean cake and place on a paper towel, then serve hot.