Dodo
Dodo, from above
VegVeganNigeria

Dodo

Ripe plantain fried until caramelised at the edges. Sweet, salty, impossible to stop eating.

15 minTime
2 gProtein each
mildSpice
Plantain everywhere2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRipe plantain, fried golden.
The original
294kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
15minutessame

Classic dodo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Ripe plantain (ripe nendran banana)3 large, very ripe (yellow with black spots)
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying (about 50 ml absorbed)
Salta pinch

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Peel the plantains and slice diagonally or into cubes. Sprinkle with salt.
  2. 2Fry in hot oil in batches until deep golden on both sides.
  3. 3Drain on paper and serve warm.
Serve it like this

Pile warm dodo beside jollof rice, beans or eggs, or serve in a bowl as a snack.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Dodo: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Nigerian jollof rice75 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Beans porridge90 min
With a main Ewa agoyin100 min
With a main Nigerian chicken stew80 min
To drink Zobo40 min
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