Akara - African Bean balls/Cake recipe

Ingredients

500g/llb beans
1 onion
3 fresh pepper
warm water for mixing
oil for frying
salt to taste

Method

Soak beans for 5 minutes and wash thoroughly to remove skin. Grind or liquidize until smooth. Place in a large bowl season with salt and beat in the warm water a little at a time to make it light. Fold in the slices onions and mix with a metal spoon to avoid letting out the air which has been beaten in to the mixture. Heat the oil until a blue faint smoke appears, spoon the mixture into the oil to forn balls and fry until golden brown. Drain on absorbent kitchen paper.Serve hot with chilli sauce.