Acarajé

Ingredients

• 200 g of chickpea flour
• 200 g of corn flour
• 1 liter of palm oil
• 100 g of anchovies
• 500 g of dried beans
• 100 g of zucchini
• 100 g of onion
• 100 g of bell peppers
• 100 g of red onion
• 100 g of ginger
• 50 g of lemon
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. In a bowl, mix the chickpea flour and corn flour.
2. In a pan, heat the palm oil over medium-high heat.
3. Form small balls of the flour mixture and drop them into the hot oil, cooking until they puff up.
4. In another pan, cook the anchovies with the vegetables and ginger.
5. Drain the beans and mix them with the vegetables and anchovies.
6. Cut the acarajé balls in half and stuff them with the bean mixture.
7. Serve hot, sprinkled with salt and pepper.