A traditional Nigerian delicacy like a deep-fried doughnut. A “must have” snack when preparing food for parties that can be served as an appetizer or dessert with any main course.
Mix salt, sugar, water, and yeast. Set aside for 5 minutes.
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Add flour and mix.
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Let the mixture rise for approximately 1-2 hours.
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In a large, sauce pan pour vegetable oil into a pot, until it is at least 3 inches (or about 5 centimeters) high (too little will result in flatter balls), and place on low heat.
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Test to make sure the oil is hot enough by putting a ‘drop’ of batter into the oil. If it is not hot enough, the batter will stay at the bottom of the pot rather than rising to the top.
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When the oil is hot enough, use a spoon to dish up the batter, and another spoon or spatula to drop it in the oil, sort of in the shape of a ball.
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Fry for a few minutes until the bottom side is golden brown.
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Turn the ball over and fry for a few more minutes until the other side is golden brown.
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Use a large spoon to take it out of the oil. Place them on napkins right away to soak up some of the excess oil.
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If desired, you can roll the finished product in table sugar or powdered sugar to make it sweeter
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Calculated automatically from 3 of 6 ingredients. This is an incomplete subtotal, not the full recipe’s nutrition.
Calories
1,593 kcal
Fat
4.3 g
Carbohydrate
333.9 g
Protein
45.2 g
Not included: 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet), ½ – ¾ cup sugar, Oil for deep frying.
2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet): This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
½ – ¾ cup sugar: A quantity range or combined measures needs a confirmed edible weight.
Oil for deep frying: Optional ingredients and uncertain retained amounts need a confirmed edible weight.
Full nutrition label & calculation notes
Nutrition Facts
Estimated subtotal · included ingredients only
3 of 6 ingredients included. Excluded ingredients are not counted in the amounts or % Daily Values.
Serving count is unknown. Amounts and % Daily Values below apply to the whole original recipe’s included ingredients.
Amount per original recipe
Calories1,593
Estimated nutrition facts for included ingredients only
Amount per original recipe
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.3 g
5%
Saturated Fat 0.7 g
3%
Trans Fat Unavailable
—
Cholesterol 0 mg
0%
Sodium 3,515.9 mg
153%
Total Carbohydrate 333.9 g
121%
Dietary Fiber 11.8 g
42%
Total Sugars 1.2 g
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Includes Added Sugars Unavailable
—
Protein 45.2 g
—
Vitamin D 0 µg
0%
Calcium 82 mg
6%
Iron 5.1 mg
29%
Potassium 468.8 mg
10%
Nutrient data notes
A nutrient amount is unavailable when any included ingredient lacks that source value.
Trans Fat: USDA data missing for Flour.
Includes Added Sugars: USDA data missing for Water, Flour, Salt.
* Percent Daily Values use FDA reference values for adults and children aged 4 and over, based on a 2,000 calorie diet. They apply to the amount shown above.
— means no % Daily Value is shown. Trans fat and total sugars have no established Daily Value; protein %DV is omitted because protein-quality data is unavailable. Missing nutrient amounts are not treated as zero.
473.176 g edible ingredient. Converted with US volume units from USDA 1 liter = 1000 g.
Water and ice contribute no macronutrients. Unspecified ice quantity is excluded. USDA source ↗
2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)
Excluded: This ingredient has a choice, mixed foods, an unspecified package or an unquantified amount. Review the food and edible grams.
3½ cups flour
437.5 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 cup = 125 g.
Assumes white all-purpose, unenriched wheat flour. Choose a different food for other flour types. USDA source ↗
½ – ¾ cup sugar
Excluded: A quantity range or combined measures needs a confirmed edible weight.
½ tablespoon salt
9 g edible ingredient. USDA portion: 1 tbsp = 18 g.
Table salt. Coarse, sea, or kosher salt can have different household weights. USDA source ↗
Oil for deep frying
Excluded: Optional ingredients and uncertain retained amounts need a confirmed edible weight.
Values use ingredient nutrients per 100 g and food-specific USDA portion weights. Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons use US measures. Pinches, handfuls, “to taste” and unspecified package sizes are excluded. Common counted foods use the stated size or a documented standard USDA portion when a count is supplied; these assumptions are identified above. Other unspecified counts remain excluded.
Assumes included ingredients are retained. Cooking losses, drained liquids, discarded oil, alcohol evaporation and changes in water content are not modeled. Missing nutrient values are shown as unavailable, not zero.
Source: USDA FoodData Central. Data retrieved . These are automatically calculated estimates, not a laboratory analysis.
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