Titale (Ghana Spicy Plantain Fritters) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 -4 plantains (over-ripe, peeled)
1 small red onion (chopped)
fresh ginger (1-inch piece, peeled & mashed-finely minced)
1/2 scotch bonnet pepper (minced)
1/2 cup flour
salt
1/2 cup oil

Preparation

Blend onions, ginger and scotch bonnet chilies into a paste, peel plantains and blend together with spicy paste.
Add salt and flour and mix well, If mixture is too soft, add a tablespoon or two of flour; the mixture must fall off a wooden spoon slowly.
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Using a large wooden spoon, put mixture in the oil, one spoonful at a time. Don't overfill the frying pan as the mixture rises and spreads. Leave a space between each spoonful.
Fry for 5 minutes on each side or until golden.
Drain on kitchen towel and serve warm.
Serve with peanuts as a snack or as a side to African Stew.