Nutrition
Koose (fried cowpea bean cake)
Ingredients
• 300 grams of cowpea (dehusked) flour
• 200 ml of oil (for deep frying)
• 20 grams of ginger
• 10 grams of fresh or dry hot pepper
• 50 grams of onion (optional)
• 2 tablespoonfuls of salt
• 1000 ml water
Preparation
-Wash, peel ginger, hot pepper, onion (Grind or blend)
-Mix water with cowpea flour and beat until mixture is fluffy
-Add ground spices (ginger, hot pepper and onion) and salt to cowpea flour in bits and continue to beat
-Add water and stir to mix evenly and to obtain a soft dropping consistency cooking
-Put oil on fire and add chopped onions
-Drop mixture by spoonfuls in the hot oil and fry, turning occasionally until golden brown (frying may take about three minutes)
– Take the cakes from hot oil, drain in a colander and place on kitchen paper to extract excess oil
• Serve hot with corn, millet or sorghum porridge or alone as a snack
By Linda Abrefi Wadie