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    Home » Appetizers

    PUBLISHED: Mar 22, 2016 · UPDATED: Apr 26, 2017 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 20 Comments

    ACCRA BANANA - BANANA FRITTERS - EASY RECIPE

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    This is Accra Banana in all it's glory. In culinary language we call this Banana Fritters. In our lingua franca, it is Accra Banana and it is delicious!

    The main ingredient in this is banana, of course. It is traditionally made with grated cassava. Cassava is labeled "yuca" in stores here.
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    This girl likes to cook but sometimes she just likes to keep it short and simple. So instead of using grated cassava, I use garri. Garri is made out of cassava so technically I'm still using cassava right? Eat your Accra Banana with some pepper sauce and you will  be in cloud nine. I promise.

    Hah! Let's make some.
    ACCRA BANANA RECIPE

    Prep time: 5 mins
    Cook time: 10 mins
    Total time: 15 mins
    Serves 2

    Ingredients

    2 very ripe bananas
    ¾ cup of garri
    Salt to taste
    ½ litre vegetable or palm oil for frying
    Here is what you need to know:

    The bananas you use should be very ripe. Ideally, they should start developing dark spots. This makes it easier to mash and gives your fritters that rich banana flavour.

    Peel the bananas, mash a little then put in a blender. Add half a cup of water and blend to a smooth paste.

    Pour that into a bowl. It may start turning dark. Don't worry, that is perfectly normal with bananas.

    Now add in your garri and a little salt to taste.

    Give that a good stir.

    Now let it sit for about five minutes. During this period, the garri will absorb the liquid and the mixture will harden up.

    Heat up your oil on medium heat in a pot. Now make balls like this and put into the oil.

    Be careful not to overcrowd the pan.

    Let the delicious balls fry until they are a nice brown colour.

    Put on paper towel or any other thing to drain.

    Enjoy with pepper sauce, tea or anyhow you like it.
    Notes
    If you want to go with the traditional method, grate a cassava and mix with mashed banana. DO NOT blend the bananas with this method. Mash them with a wooden spoon or pound in a mortar until you get a paste.
    Another way to make this is to use corn meal, also know as "kendeh". That's the coarse part of ground corn. In this case, you'll add one cup of corn meal and a tablespoon of flour to two blended bananas. The mixture will be lighter so you'll have to scoop with a spoon and fry.
    To make delicious pepper sauce, combine one red habanero pepper, 3 cloves of garlic, half an inch of ginger, half a small onion and blend. Put in a pot and season with salt and half a seasoning cube. Bring to boil. When it starts boiling, put in a tablespoon of vegetable oil and let it simmer for one minute.

    P.S - If you loved this recipe, you might also like this one:

    Accra Beans Recipe

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    Comments

    1. Angele marie says

      March 22, 2016 at 5:00 pm

      Precious u are a genius, I never thought to use garri in place of cassava. I owe u one beer. This is my Easter snack. Will let u know how it turned out.

      Reply
    2. Precious Nkeih says

      March 23, 2016 at 2:41 am

      A genuis? *feeling flattered*

      Reply
    3. Sold to Christ says

      March 29, 2016 at 8:07 pm

      I have never heard of this.
      But it looks so delicious. And brown.

      Reply
    4. Precious Nkeih says

      March 29, 2016 at 8:24 pm

      It is a popular street food in Cameroon. So delicious!

      Reply
    5. Murriel Nyambo says

      June 23, 2017 at 4:40 am

      I love your blog anty precious. I'll give the banana fritters a try. I never imagined that garri could be used but from the steps, it's cool. You core is dope

      Reply
    6. Terez says

      July 10, 2017 at 2:18 am

      If i wanna use cassava, how much quantity do u recommend? And how many servings does this recipe make? Tnx

      Reply
      • Precious says

        July 10, 2017 at 7:41 am

        1-2 cassava tubers will work. This recipe serves 2.

        Reply
    7. SUZIE says

      September 18, 2017 at 9:38 am

      YES!! This is really simply and you are indeed doing a great job. welldone

      Reply
      • Precious says

        September 18, 2017 at 10:58 pm

        Thanks for your kind words, Suzie!

        Reply
    8. claudine efenge says

      September 27, 2017 at 7:14 am

      Thanks Pre, i've always done accra with cassava. I tried your garri version yesterday, truth be said i had no cassava at home and going to the market just for that was wasting my gas. My girls came home from boarding school(ambazonia drama) and i wanted to give them this treat which they like so much. They gave me the look like this time mama has just gone bananas in the kitchen.
      i did'nt bother with their looks, went ahead and made the accra. The accra was delicious with peper sauce and fried morocco fish. Hihihi see round 2 and round 3 on the girls' plates. Mr Cassava sorry for dropping you but henceforth i pledge my loyalty to Ma Garri.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        September 27, 2017 at 5:26 pm

        Hahaha praise God! This recipe always sounds strange but once you try it you are hooked. It makes making Accra Banana much easier. Glad you and the girls enjoyed it. Thanks for the amazing feedback!

        Reply
    9. Evakeku says

      July 18, 2018 at 3:44 am

      I always turn to your channel or blog for answers as i love to experiment and hey!!! I am never disappointed. And guess what you rank up on search engine so that makes you so easy to find😁❤

      Reply
      • Precious says

        July 26, 2018 at 3:31 pm

        Aww, thank you Evakeku!

        Reply
    10. Rose says

      August 13, 2018 at 2:46 am

      Please precious can wripe plantains be used in place of the banana?

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 14, 2018 at 6:04 pm

        I have never tried it but I'm sure it can.

        Reply
    11. Kay says

      June 15, 2020 at 4:14 pm

      HI,

      I look forward to making this recipe and I love your site.

      You mentioned that you use a cookie scoop for the fritters. What size of a cookie scoop is best? Small, medium or large? Which do you use?

      Thank you.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        June 16, 2020 at 11:03 am

        Hi Kay, I believe what I used is medium. Let me know how it goes if you try it.

        Reply

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