Appetizers & nibbles

Kluiklui (peanut and cassava fritters)

Kluiklui are small fried bites made from mashed cassava and peanut paste, given a kick with chili. Crispy on the outside and soft inside, they're eaten as a snack.

35 min
4 servings
Medium
Budget-friendly
🇧🇯 Benin

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Salt
1 tsp Guinea pepper

Nutrition facts

584 kcal per serving

Protein: 9.3 g
Carbohydrates: 50.9 g
of which sugars: 5 g
Fat: 37 g
of which saturated fat: 5.1 g
Fiber: 4.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Cook the cassava in boiling water for 25 minutes, then mash it finely with a fork.
Crush the roasted peanuts and mix them into the mashed cassava.
Add the finely chopped onion, chili and ginger, the egg, salt and Guinea pepper.
Knead until you get a smooth dough, then shape small balls about the size of a walnut.
Heat the oil to 170 °C in a deep fryer or deep saucepan.
Fry the balls for 4 to 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
Drain on paper towels and serve hot.