Here are six delicious ways to serve akara in Nigeria and even abroad. There may be other ways people serve akara to their family and guests, but I do these six.
Akara balls are made by frying blended beans in oil. They are best enjoyed hot and because akara is beans, it goes well with other beans loving foods.
Some times people ask questions like aside serving with bread and pap, how else do.you eat akara?
You can eat akara with the following foods or just enjoy as a main dish.
SIX WAYS TO SERVE AKARA:
- We eat akara with custard
- Akara and Bread (Akara burger)
- Drinking garri (soaked garri) with akara balls.
- Akara with Nigerian tea (Milo and milk beverage)
- Akara balls with Corn pap also known in different parts of Nigeria as ogi or akamu.
- With Oats
These are the ways we serve akara. Someone might have other foods they eat with akara. Please share with us.
I can eat akara alone like a main dish. I just did. My body is so used to enjoying a bowl of akara and pap on Saturday mornings. That didn’t happen today and I have been craving these delicious balls the whole day.
While everyone is waiting to eat eba and egusi soup for lunch? I am frying my delicious akara to eat for lunch and that’s it.
It’s so easy to make my akara myself because akara needs just 3 ingredients to make:
- Beans
- Salt and
- Oil
With just the three ingredients listed above, yummy akara balls can be produced in your kitchen. I like that my kids love theirs with fresh peppers and onion. Doe me, I want to taste the ground fried beans flavour and always make my akara dish with only three ingredients. The only time chop in onion and fresh pepper is when the whole family is taking part in the meal.
So far, these are my Six delicious ways to serve akara in Nigeria. How do you eat akara?
Do you eat akara with rice or pepper soup? Let’s hear you.
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