Everyday meals
Fanki (fried millet bread)
Small fried millet breads, golden and lightly crisp on the outside, soft inside. Eaten hot, plain or stuffed, at any time of the day.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
On the side
Nutrition facts
364 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 10.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 51 g
- of which sugars
- 1.1 g
- Fat
- 12.3 g
- Fiber
- 2.6 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Mix the millet flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.
- Add the lukewarm water little by little, kneading until you get a soft dough that no longer sticks to your fingers.
- Let it rest 10 minutes, covered with a tea towel.
- Divide the dough into 8 balls and flatten them into discs about 1 cm thick.
- Heat the oil in a deep pan to about 170 °C and fry the fankis 3 to 4 minutes per side, until nicely golden.
- Drain on paper towel and serve while still warm.
Variations and tips
Stuffed fanki. Open the warm fankis and slip in some thinly sliced tomato and onion.
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Original Ecomely recipe.