Because some people might come for me if I call this Akara Burger ā the original bean fritter in fresh bread mix.
Random, I have a colleague who canāt eat fresh bread if it isnāt pressed together. Hear me ā he takes a loaf, slice and then presses it down till all the rise, the air, the doughiness disappears and le slice is more like brickā¦.Ā ?
Anyway, last week, I was seriously craving Akara. At the same time, I had ube in the fridge ā african butter pear which I turn into a creamy dip when itās in season, a la ācamole.
It is delicious ā a tad olive-like, creamy and spreadable too.
I got some fresh bread, smeared on someā¦
Topped with golden brown akara
And made a delicious sandwich
Now some might say the texture was all soft but this is where the different flavours come to work to pull it off. I had crunch bell peppers in my Ubecamole, as well as cilantro. Then there was the slight spice from the chilies in the bean batter and theĀ erunrunfrom the Akara ā crispy pendants.
Anyway, while Iām not used to eating my Akara āgarnishedā ā normally itās straight up bread and fritter ā this was lovely and definitely worth a repeat.
(kitchenbutterfly)