Tatale Recipe
Serves | 6 |
Prep time | 20 minutes |
Cook time | 20 minutes |
Total time | 40 minutes |
Ingredients
- 2 very ripe plantains ((soft and completely black))
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chili pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cornmeal (coarse)
- 1/2 cup red palm oil
Directions
1. | Peel and mash plantains until texture has even consistency. |
2. | Add ginger, chili and salt to mashed plantains and mix well. |
3. | Incorporate the cornmeal to bind the texture |
4. | Pour palm oil in a frying pan. When hot scoop some plantain mixture into hot oil. Fry each side for three minutes until golden brown or/and fully cooked through |
Note
Adapted from http://www.timeout.com/accra/food-and-drink/traditional-ghanaian-recipes-tatale and http://www.africanchop.com/tatale.htm