Plantain Balls
I have had this recipe on my to post list for about 1 year now. I honestly have enough recipes in my draft for 6 months of recipe posts. The time it takes to edit them is the stressful part. I did post this on instagram asking for interns and I got lots of volunteers, I do hope they are all serious sha. I honestly need help
Here is a great recipe to add to the arsenal of things you can do with overripe plantain, from breakfast pancakes, to savory pancakes to dodo-ikire
Before I get into the recipe, I will like to clarify a common misconception. Plantain puff-puff and Plantain Masa / mosa are two completely different things. Plantain Puff-Puff in a modification to traditional masa, for one masa doesn’t require yeast and it’s often fried with palm or 100% pure groundnut oil (The type extracted from Kuli Kuli).
This recipe is my take on plantain puff puff. I didn’t want it plain, so I added in some chopped peppers, onions and crayfish for that special extra.
Tip
I will also suggest that you use whole-wheat flour or even ground quaker oats instead of all purpose flour. Thicker flour gives a better texture and it doesn’t absorb as much oil when frying.
- 2 overripe plantains
- ¼ large onion – Minced
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper (ata-rodo) – Minced
- 1-2 tablespoons crayfish powder (optional)
- 1.5 cups whole wheat or oat flour *
- 2 teaspoons quick rise yeast
- Oil – for deep frying
- *to make oatmeal flour, simply dry blend regular unflavored Quaker oats*
- Peel the plantains and mash or blend until smooth.
- Pour blended plantain into a large bowl and add in all leftover ingredients. Stir well to combine.
- Set the mixture in a warm place for 1 hour.
- Heat up oil in a large pan (320f if using a deep fryer).
- Scoop a spoonful of batter into the hot oil. Repeat until all the batter is in or fry in batches. Fry on all sides until golden brown.
Can I use plantain flour instead of plantain itself to make plantain puff puff
Hello team please can I use cassava flakes
Thank you for the post. I want to try it this morning. Can I prepare it without yeast and baking soda ?
Can it still look good without yeast?
Nice recipes, will sure try it soon
Hello foodie9ja,can i use millet flour in place of flours u mentioned above.
I have never tried it but I dont see why not.
Please what quantity of flour or oat flour should be used ??
One and half cups.
Hello….can all purpose flour be used for this recipe
yes it can
Hello there, looks very simple I want to try it out, but how much water do I need to add to the plantain while blending? And can baking powder be used in place of yeast?
Hi Mia, I did not add any water as the plantain was very ripe. No baking powder cannot be substituted for yeast.
Thank you very much, I will let you know how mine went
Will give it a try. Big thanks.
Good job and thanks a lot for sharing. Can I use unripe plantain as I can’t have ripe plaintain
I have never tried unripe plantain, i do not think it will work as well.
hello team 9jafoodie, pls can i use aot fufu powder or whole wheat powder?
yes you can.