Oven-Baked Kelewele

• 2 ripe plantains, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
• ½ small onion
• ½ fresh pepper (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• Pinch of salt

The spicy fried plantain snack, baked in the oven with just a little oil. All the ginger and pepper flavour, much less fat.

Method

1. Heat the oven to 200°C and line a baking tray.
2. Blend or grind the ginger, onion, pepper and salt into a paste.
3. Toss the plantain cubes with the paste and the oil until coated.
4. Spread out on the tray and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, turning halfway, until golden at the edges.

Tips

• Use very ripe (mostly black) plantain for the sweetest result.
• Serve with a handful of roasted groundnuts for a fuller snack.