Appetizer

Baajiye: Black Eyed Bean Fritters with hot sauce

A delicious Somali baajiye fritters made with black eyed been is popular snack dipped with hot sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 2 ½ cups of black-eyed beans
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, chopped
  • 1 table spoon cilantro chopped
  • 2 green onions
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup all propose flour/ gram flour
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2/3 cup water

Directions:

Soak the black-eyed beans in cold water overnight.
Drain the beans and then remove the skin by rubbing the beans between the palms of your hands.
Put the beans in a bowl filled with water and the skins will float to the surface. Discard the skin.
Place the beans in a food processor with the all the ingredients.
Process the mixture to make a thick paste. If it is watery add more flour, and if it is bather is tick add more water.
Heat the oil in a pan and fry spoonfuls of the mixture until golden brown.
Serve with basbaas sauce.

Basbaas Sauce:

  • 5  jalapenos or serrano/seeds removed
  • 1 juice of a lemon
  • Water
  • Salt

Put all the ingredient in a blender and process it until smooth.

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