Akara

Ingredients:

Dried black eye peas ½ pound

Onions 2

Red pepper 1

Salt to taste

Ground white pepper to taste

Olive oil for deep frying

Tomatoes 2

Green pepper 1

Parsley leaves ¼ cup chopped

Direction:

Soak peas overnight in water. Drain and peel the skin form the peas. Take an onion and red pepper in a food processor and pulse it. Add peas in it and puree to a paste. Transfer to a bowl and add salt, white pepper and a little amount of water (not too much) and whisk it. Heat the oil and put the paste of peas with the help of ice-cream scoop. Fry till golden brown. Season again with salt and pepper.

Pulse tomatoes, an onion, green pepper and parsley in a food processor. Add olive oil a teaspoon and season with salt and pepper. Serve with fried akaras.