RECIPE NAME

How to make Ghanaian plantain cakes (Tatale)

COOKING TIME

45mins

RECIPE TYPE

Appetizer/side dish

CUISINE

Ghanaian

COOKING METHOD

Deep frying

NUTRITION

Overripe plantain is the main ingredient in

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They are also less sweet and starchier than bananas plus they have more vitamin A. Plantains are high in dietary fibre which is good for constipated bowels. Pregnant women are advised to introduce plantains into their diet. Riboflavin, thiamine, niacin and folic acid are present in plantains and needed for healthy pregnancies.

Xylopia Aethiopica (African pepper) also known as hwentia is a natural cure for bronchitis. Also whilst the plantains are preventing constipation, the African pepper is also preventing dysentery giving you the ultimate healthy bowel.

INGREDIENTS

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COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

• ginger and African pepper.

SERVING SIZE

4 persons

ABOUT

When the plantains in your kitchen have their peels looking black and very soft, please don’t throw them away. Turn them into delicious spicy tatale. Unlike fried plantains, these are spicy and much more filling. Serve it as sides with beans, rice or waakye. Or just have them as a snack or appetizer on a hot afternoon with a chilled glass of pineapple juice.

Tatale is so sweet, that it’s easy to forget oneself and overindulge. I wouldn’t advice anyone watching their weight to go near their sweet temptations. Fry some golden heavens this weekend using this simple and easy recipe.