Ive never tried this food but it amazes me how its so fluffy and bread like it is yet it contains no gluten or yeast . Whoever invented this was lowkey a genius cause i would have never known blending some peas could result in such product
I grew up in Port Harcourt in Nigeria. Back in the late 80s and early 90s this is what we often had for breakfast early in the morning before school. I was a student at Bereton Montesorri Primary. Sometimes I ate this for breakfast with Akamu (white corn custard with milk and sugar) together with my younger brother. This was far better than corn flakes or corn rings with milk. Other days it was fried yam with stew and scrambled eggs or fried plantains with beans or soft buttery bread with blue band margarine, strawberry or pineapple jam spread with hard boiled eggs, or even golden morn and buttered toast. We often finished it off with a hot cup of chocolate bornvita or tea with milk. Sometimes we added the bornvita to the Akamu. Then after breakfast we'd be rushing to the gate of our home, belly full with our strapped on backpacks to catch the school bus.😄Ahhh my good ol' childhood years! Although I don't live in Nigeria now, but i still eat Akara once in a while for breakfast. I soak the black eyed peas for 12 hours (preferably overnight) then I blend the whole thing in the morning without removing the skin. My nutritionist told me to blend the beans with the skin for the Akara because if I were to eat the beans in pottage form I'll still leave the skin on. It makes no sense to remove the skin which is the most fibrous and nutritious part and eat only the white. It comes out the same with extra fiber. Its a healthy breakfast treat and now that I'm grown up I eat this with carrot puree (which is zero carb) without sugar in place of the starchy corn Akamu and it works just fine. Carrot Akamu is just simply thoroughly boiled carrots that you add to a blender with a tablespoon of water and blend till completely smooth then you put into a pot and continue to stir till it becomes that Akamu/custard pureed consistency. No need for sugar. It has zero carbs and it's a healthier option.
@@TheExlurker yes, precisely white beans. the main difference from traditional akara is the fillings. after they're fried, they get sliced in half and filled with shrimp, caruru (an okra-based stew), vatapá (a shrimp and coconut milk-based stew) and hot sauce. fun fact: plain akara is often used as an offering to yoruba deities in the candomblé religion (similar to cuban santería and haitian vodou).
@@moisesduarte2926, sorry, you are wrong, we don't use white beans to make acarajé here in Bahia, we do use the same beans you can see in the video - the black eyed peas -, and here we call them "feijão fradinho". We only use the black eyed peas, white onions and salt in our traditional (which includes the religious offer to Orişa Oya) recipe, then fry them in red palm oil.
@@augustalopes4926 you're absolutely right, it's black eyed peas and not common white beans; i misspoke there. it's the variety we call feijão de corda or feijão macassar here in pernambuco.
Yummmmmmmyyyyyyy!!!! I should try this...I have beans, I have pepper, I have onion, I have blender, I have hand mixer, even frying pan and oil sef...what I am waiting for, I do not know!!!🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ Edit: brethren, I'm finally trying this tomorrow, after 4 months! Wahala be like bicycle 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
I followed your exactly way of doing it but used a turner handle for the whisking i swear my akara was also bouncing in the lord. Its been three years trying to make akara but after watching your video yesterday i made a bouncing akara. Much love from the Netherlands
Sister,I used your recipe to surprise my dear Nigerian hubby.It come out very good,thanks for sharing with us. We ate this with Indian coriander chutney!
Sisi jemimah I followed your recipe by beating the batter and I can tell you that it’s the best Akara I have ever made. It is not just fluffy but also pretty. Thank
I made these today at my mom’s house and my mom ate 10 of them. They came out fantastic. They were very fluffy and delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us.
I am newly married to Nigerian man and I am looking for recipes to cook for him. I am a Southern African American cook and watching your channel gives me just the instruction I need! Thanks so much! I cant wait to cook this!
this is literally Harvard trained akara.... thought I was the only one that whisks their batter. but I'm gonna try and make it more fluffy like this. 🙏🙏👍👍
I just made some following your steps. I used the already peeled beans but soaked them overnight. The batter was not like ice-cream because my hand mixer is a basic one & I don’t think I whisked for 10-15 as my arms became to ache 😣😄. It turned out well, was crunchy on the outside & did not soak oil 🤩 Note to self: get a proper stand mixer 🤔😂
I grew up in Jos. Every morning at 8am an elderly woman would arrive in my school with a huge wok type pot and filled it with groundnut oil. Long time later the wood fire had heated the oil enough and all the kids queued up to pay 5 kobo for a piece of koose or fried yam. I’ve wanted to re-experience that to relive my 8 year old self ever since. This recipe was so VERY CLOSE to that memory! THANK YOU!!!! 🙏 🙏
I know I am late to the party but I love your videos. So straight to the point. No 30 minute introduction on something totally irrelevant. I prefer “wet and juicy” akara though. This air incorporation method makes the akara a bit too dry for me. Awesome recipe though. Keep up the good work.
Hello from London. If I hadn't subscribed before, for this akara alone I'd have done so immediately! 😊 I subscribed to your channel a while ago and I enjoy your recipes. However, I've never commented on anything before. I am doing so because of this akara; all I can say is wow!!! The "fluffiness" is out of this world, I haven't seen akara this fluffy! As you said, it looks like Ice Cream. I can't wait to make it tomorrow morning! Thanks sweetheart. 👍😄
You are amazing!! Everytime I am lost about how to cook something, I run to your channel for advice. Thanks for the consistency. You are always so detailed. #BigFan
Thank you so much.wow very appealing.i will have to try this recipe it's so good sisi watching from Zimbabwe where we have plenty of these beans.God bless you
Good morning ma'am. I just watched this video and I love it. Quicjk question, does the type of pot used also determine the floatation. Cos I usually mix well but it still sinks😭😭
Thnx Sis. I fried it and it came out perfectly n fluffy, then my second trial soaked all my oil😫 .. I have to come back here and found out dt I added a lot of water, to get plenty akara🤦♀️🤩
Thanks for the cooking tips... As a single man still waiting to find my better half (who honestly needs to be a chef and must surprise me everyday with her cooking, in the most pleasant way of course)...it's important for men to also know their way around the kitchen...and I must say that your cooking tips have done just that...now I invite ladies over for a cook and Netflix at my place and boy oh boy are they blown away by my cooking skills and etiquette. Needless to say they always ask for seconds... I think the jury is still out on which beans is the most suitable for Akara...i saw you used white beans, but can one also achieve similar results by using Oloyin (sugar/sweet) beans or any other variety of beans? Thanks.
Thank you so much for all your wonderful videos. You have thought me so much. I pray God Almighty continue to bless you. Just a quick question please, could you please share the link for the blender you use? I have been looking for a really good blender for beans for a long time now. Thank you in advance😊
Ive never tried this food but it amazes me how its so fluffy and bread like it is yet it contains no gluten or yeast . Whoever invented this was lowkey a genius cause i would have never known blending some peas could result in such product
I grew up in Port Harcourt in Nigeria.
Back in the late 80s and early 90s this is what we often had for breakfast early in the morning before school. I was a student at Bereton Montesorri Primary.
Sometimes I ate this for breakfast with Akamu (white corn custard with milk and sugar) together with my younger brother. This was far better than corn flakes or corn rings with milk. Other days it was fried yam with stew and scrambled eggs or fried plantains with beans or soft buttery bread with blue band margarine, strawberry or pineapple jam spread with hard boiled eggs, or even golden morn and buttered toast. We often finished it off with a hot cup of chocolate bornvita or tea with milk. Sometimes we added the bornvita to the Akamu. Then after breakfast we'd be rushing to the gate of our home, belly full with our strapped on backpacks to catch the school bus.😄Ahhh my good ol' childhood years!
Although I don't live in Nigeria now, but i still eat Akara once in a while for breakfast. I soak the black eyed peas for 12 hours (preferably overnight) then I blend the whole thing in the morning without removing the skin. My nutritionist told me to blend the beans with the skin for the Akara because if I were to eat the beans in pottage form I'll still leave the skin on. It makes no sense to remove the skin which is the most fibrous and nutritious part and eat only the white. It comes out the same with extra fiber. Its a healthy breakfast treat and now that I'm grown up I eat this with carrot puree (which is zero carb) without sugar in place of the starchy corn Akamu and it works just fine.
Carrot Akamu is just simply thoroughly boiled carrots that you add to a blender with a tablespoon of water and blend till completely smooth then you put into a pot and continue to stir till it becomes that Akamu/custard pureed consistency. No need for sugar. It has zero carbs and it's a healthier option.
I can relate to your post. I miss my breakfast!
This memory sounds so beautiful and comforting to you.
Proper breakfast them 👌🏾👍🏽🙌🏾😊
I need to try that carrot Akamu 😂
Wow I’ll try that thanks for sharing
Here in Brazil, and specially in my hometown (Salvador), we have "acarajé"; it's a very similar recipe and It comes from west Africa!
Do they use beans aswell?
@@TheExlurker yes, precisely white beans. the main difference from traditional akara is the fillings. after they're fried, they get sliced in half and filled with shrimp, caruru (an okra-based stew), vatapá (a shrimp and coconut milk-based stew) and hot sauce.
fun fact: plain akara is often used as an offering to yoruba deities in the candomblé religion (similar to cuban santería and haitian vodou).
@@moisesduarte2926, sorry, you are wrong, we don't use white beans to make acarajé here in Bahia, we do use the same beans you can see in the video - the black eyed peas -, and here we call them "feijão fradinho". We only use the black eyed peas, white onions and salt in our traditional (which includes the religious offer to Orişa Oya) recipe, then fry them in red palm oil.
@@augustalopes4926 you're absolutely right, it's black eyed peas and not common white beans; i misspoke there. it's the variety we call feijão de corda or feijão macassar here in pernambuco.
It’s the same 😊it was taken to Brazil and the Caribbean by Nigerian 🇳🇬slaves
Omg sis Jemimah! I followed the mixing part and my Akara came out perfect. Crispy and did not soak any oil! Hubby was very happy 😃
Yummmmmmmyyyyyyy!!!! I should try this...I have beans, I have pepper, I have onion, I have blender, I have hand mixer, even frying pan and oil sef...what I am waiting for, I do not know!!!🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Edit: brethren, I'm finally trying this tomorrow, after 4 months! Wahala be like bicycle 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
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Your comment is a vibe 😂😂😂
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How was it
I followed your exactly way of doing it but used a turner handle for the whisking i swear my akara was also bouncing in the lord. Its been three years trying to make akara but after watching your video yesterday i made a bouncing akara. Much love from the Netherlands
Hlo
Sister,I used your recipe to surprise my dear Nigerian hubby.It come out very good,thanks for sharing with us. We ate this with Indian coriander chutney!
Sisi jemimah I followed your recipe by beating the batter and I can tell you that it’s the best Akara I have ever made. It is not just fluffy but also pretty. Thank
I made these today at my mom’s house and my mom ate 10 of them. They came out fantastic. They were very fluffy and delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us.
You can never go wrong with Sisi Jemimah's recipe...👏👏👏❤
Thanks for sharing the mixing tips, it made all the difference. My akara did bounce. 😃
I am newly married to Nigerian man and I am looking for recipes to cook for him. I am a Southern African American cook and watching your channel gives me just the instruction I need! Thanks so much! I cant wait to cook this!
I love the Akara as it is bouncing in the lord lol,good job my queen of sumptuous cooking.
this is literally Harvard trained akara.... thought I was the only one that whisks their batter. but I'm gonna try and make it more fluffy like this. 🙏🙏👍👍
Wow! My sis you are expert in frying akara, the way the akara is floating on the oil is what i like so much. Good job
This is the best Akara recipe I’ve seen online. Kudos
This is the predecessor of the Jamaican dumpling. Defenatly will try and make these thanks for the recipe!#
Thank you for the stand mixer tip and that cold water tip.These are the kinds of tips that too many UA-cam cooks omit.
I just made some following your steps. I used the already peeled beans but soaked them overnight. The batter was not like ice-cream because my hand mixer is a basic one & I don’t think I whisked for 10-15 as my arms became to ache 😣😄. It turned out well, was crunchy on the outside & did not soak oil 🤩
Note to self: get a proper stand mixer 🤔😂
I grew up in Jos. Every morning at 8am an elderly woman would arrive in my school with a huge wok type pot and filled it with groundnut oil. Long time later the wood fire had heated the oil enough and all the kids queued up to pay 5 kobo for a piece of koose or fried yam. I’ve wanted to re-experience that to relive my 8 year old self ever since. This recipe was so VERY CLOSE to that memory! THANK YOU!!!! 🙏 🙏
I had the same, at Hillcrest in the mid 80’s, best street meal!
@ it was Hillcrest! Treasured memories!! ❤️😁
I know I am late to the party but I love your videos. So straight to the point. No 30 minute introduction on something totally irrelevant. I prefer “wet and juicy” akara though. This air incorporation method makes the akara a bit too dry for me. Awesome recipe though. Keep up the good work.
This is the first time I'm hearing your voice and its so lovely and made the video very personable .
This is so far the best akara recipe i have come across on U-tube. See beans paste like ice cream!!
Very nice, am about to prepare mine so I came to watch the real chef herself do it😊
Perfect nigerian akara 👍
Hello from London. If I hadn't subscribed before, for this akara alone I'd have done so immediately! 😊
I subscribed to your channel a while ago and I enjoy your recipes. However, I've never commented on anything before. I am doing so because of this akara; all I can say is wow!!! The "fluffiness" is out of this world, I haven't seen akara this fluffy! As you said, it looks like Ice Cream. I can't wait to make it tomorrow morning! Thanks sweetheart. 👍😄
This is the best akara recipe on UA-cam
As a South African this video was mind blowing. I did not expect the main ingredient to be beans
Right, I really want to try it out.
@@mphothito4691 ntwana I was like this is witchcraft 😄 I'm curious about the texture compared to amagwinya
That’s my concern as well hey, but everyone seems to be hyping it up so I’m just curious to trying a different cuisine.
Hmmm, Itong Annam... I must make this Akara this weekend. It just looks so inviting.
Nķo ntòro😂
I just tried the akara now omg...it is so tasty and fluffy just like yours Sisi Jemimah. Thanks so much for this special tips ma'am ❤❤❤❤
Liked the video before watching!!! Lol.... She never disappoints me.
Omor x 1000000… this recipe is dope… my Akara is bouncing too.. I’m so chuffed I’m gonna dance💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽
haha!!! My Akara could neverrr. thanks for the tips
I am just starting to learn WOW THAT'S AWESOME
Thank you for this video! I was just thinking I should make akara for breakfast tomorrow...but i haven't made it in YEARS
I appreciate you giving me this recipe. Thank you very much sister.
Not all of us in US are ungrateful and narcissistic.
Thank you.
You are amazing!! Everytime I am lost about how to cook something, I run to your channel for advice. Thanks for the consistency. You are always so detailed. #BigFan
Thanks for the fluffy goodness in this recipe!
Sisi, this is perfect. The akara is on point
Lol the "I have very low standards" at the beginning got me 🤣🤣, subscribed
Easy instructions and perfect outcome. Thanks!
I had to come and search to get a masterpiece done for me and my friends
I just followed your recipe 😃🙂 and my own comes out like yours ,i really do appreciate it ma
Wow I've tried so many akara recipes but yours is the best so easy to follow,thank u 4 dis
Wow! This is good name sake, I will be trying it out definitely & let you know how it turns out
Love this recipe! Going to try this out - can’t wait 😊
First to watch. Thanks so much for all these yummy meals
You're welcome 😊
Thank you so much for making the process easy for me ❤️ I tried it out and it came out perfect 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Akara bouncing in the lord 😂😂
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😂 😂 😂
I heard that and laughed 😅
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Those that didnt watch till the end won’t understand 🤣
Thank you so much.wow very appealing.i will have to try this recipe it's so good sisi watching from Zimbabwe where we have plenty of these beans.God bless you
Can’t wait for you to get to 100,000 subscribers. Your big fan🎉🎉🎉
I watched your video and I made the best Akara! Thank you so much 😊
Thanks for sharing sister. U just teach me how to do this. Dealing with that right away 👍
This looks so yummy and delicious
Good morning ma'am. I just watched this video and I love it. Quicjk question, does the type of pot used also determine the floatation. Cos I usually mix well but it still sinks😭😭
I can’t wait to try this with a side of collard greens.
Sisi Jamima I love your voice overs 😂😂😂 it’s the way you at j those who have not subscribed 😂 ❤️
so fluffy, love it, love chunky onions n pepper in mine tho lol ,otherwise perfect
Thnx Sis. I fried it and it came out perfectly n fluffy, then my second trial soaked all my oil😫 .. I have to come back here and found out dt I added a lot of water, to get plenty akara🤦♀️🤩
Looks so yummy! Can't wait to make this. Thanks for sharing! :)
Looks really yummy !!! “ see how my akara is bouncing in the lord “ 😂😂😂😂
I hollered.
Great recipe, not an akara lover but when I cook it for my family, they absolutely love it. Thanks for the amazing recipe
I love love this Akara. Cheiiii I use to eat this like all day🤤🤤
Thanks for sharing sis
Thanks for the cooking tips...
As a single man still waiting to find my better half (who honestly needs to be a chef and must surprise me everyday with her cooking, in the most pleasant way of course)...it's important for men to also know their way around the kitchen...and I must say that your cooking tips have done just that...now I invite ladies over for a cook and Netflix at my place and boy oh boy are they blown away by my cooking skills and etiquette.
Needless to say they always ask for seconds...
I think the jury is still out on which beans is the most suitable for Akara...i saw you used white beans, but can one also achieve similar results by using Oloyin (sugar/sweet) beans or any other variety of beans?
Thanks.
I love the “I have completely low standard” part. Followed you and subscribed because of that 😂😂😂
This is so nice. Your page has been so educating.... Please what's the maker of the Blender you using?
Thank you so much for all your wonderful videos. You have thought me so much. I pray God Almighty continue to bless you. Just a quick question please, could you please share the link for the blender you use? I have been looking for a really good blender for beans for a long time now. Thank you in advance😊
Thanks a lot from Cameroon going to do same
I'm so trying this tomorrow morning! Thank you.
They look yummy! I see where mine fail now..... not whisking first long enough!
Wahoo nice one
This recipe is the bomb,thanks so much ma
I love your recipe, but please can you help me with the name that blender that you use, thank you.
thank you for showing how to make this Akara,
This is best recipe I see Thanks
Which blender did you use please? The beans is so fluffy
Perfect recipe.👍
Delicious 😋 I try this Akara, even though it's wasn't plan for today. I couldn't stop eating, akara is not my kind, but this one hook me.
it looks yummy i really want to try it thank you for that thorough recipe 🎉
Nice one. Will try to prepare it now. Thanks very much sisi jemimah.
Thank you 😊
Looks so delicious. What does it taste like?💜
Please how can I make Akara in such a way that the inside would be soft and not too hard? I discovered that my Akara is usually hard inside.
First time here☺️ Just subscribed!! U re very detailed and wow i want this Akara😭
This is the best video on the internet for learning to make soft and fluffy Akara 👌🏾✨
Lovely! What eletric whisk would you recommend
This akara is proud n puffed up,what does it think it is,come unto my plate jo
Haha your intro actually made me subscribe... 🔥🔥
I did my but I didn’t put air in it so it came out thick but I love it but next time I will follow your directions and thank you ma
I will have to try your own method ma'am
I tried this recipe and it very nice 👍
Thank you so much, this was very helpful.
They were really bouncing in the Lord 😍
Awesome awesome awesome
She just had to say it😂😂... Bouncing in the lord😂😂
Acarajé. Delicious!
Thank you. I’m enjoying this yummy recipe rn 🥂
Man this made me so HANGRY, it is like spicy donuts!
David? 😎
Lovely recipe 😍. Can I use the beans paste I’ve freezed?
500th like! Well done, you made this nice! I want to try this soon!!
Wow I will absolutely try those! look so good!!
I think i like your method very nice
Thanks, am going to try it.