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All Snacks The New Nigerian Cookery

Erunrun Garri – crunchy fried garri balls/garri chin chin

Waste not, want not. As a food blogger, especially with experimental cooking, waste is almost inevitable, but recently, I have been making concerted efforts to reduce my waste, and so far, so good, I seem to be succeeding. This came from my bid not to waste the leftover garri from battering fish, chicken and prawns. You will discover it too, when you try my Garri Fried Chicken (recipe HERE), that as eggs come in contact with the garri, it begins to form clumps. The more you do the double dipping, the more clumps you get. Ordinarily, I would have thrown them away, but I thought to myself, wait. If garri fried so well, and created this gorgeous crust because of the eggs, what if you fry these clumps. Heck, you already have hot oil staring at you, why don’t you try it. And so I did. Wowzer, I was eating it hot straight from the pan.

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It was sour and savoury, and not eggy at all. I was throwing the balls into my mouth, as I would groundnut and chin chin. How wonderful. First I get garri crusted yumminess, then I have these crunchy garri balls to chew on. Re-inventing another garri snack right there. Off to tell my colleagues more, so we I can trul sell this garri-gluten free phenomenon. hehehehe. Let’s cook

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Erunrun Garri - crunchy fried garri balls/garri chin chin
Author: Dunni Obata
Recipe Category: Snacks
Prep time:  5 mins
Cook time:  5 mins
Total time:  10 mins
Serves: 1
 
Going beyond garri and groundnut as a snack, you can enjoy garri as crunchy and spicy fried balls
Ingredients
  • Garri
  • Your choice of seasonings - you can make this sweet or savoury
  • Eggs
  • Oil for frying
Instructions
  1. This recipe was a by product of making garri fried chicken, but you can also make this from scratch. All you need is just to slowly add beaten eggs to a bowl of your seasoned garri, and use your hands to make it form into clumps.
  2. It is as simple as that
  3. Note, the clumps must be somewhat firm. Too soft, and it is likely to disintegrate in hot oil, so don't add too much eggs. Ensure that your oil is hot, and then fry your balls until golden brown. Drain on a kitchen towel and enjoy
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Another thing to try it to mill the garri into a fine powder, add baking powder, milk and the rest and make chin chin.


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FILED UNDER: All, Snacks, The New Nigerian Cookery
TAGGED WITH: fried garri balls, garri chin chin
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  1. AvatarFlorence says

    April 14, 2015 at 8:07 am

    I reside in UK please dunno how do I get this Cameroon pepper or what can be use to replace it?

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    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      April 14, 2015 at 1:24 pm

      Hi, i bought it from my nigerian food store in peckham, but sotres in upton park, and dalston junction in london sell it too

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  2. AvatarAmanda Debo-Balogun says

    April 14, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    I absolutely adore you Dooney !!!! Thanks for revamping my cooking. God bless you!!!…

    Reply
  3. AvatarOlabanke says

    July 28, 2015 at 12:53 pm

    As you already know, I adore you. Will definitely try this recipe this week. Thanks for making cooking fun.

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  4. AvatarKd says

    August 7, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    Ur recipes are so inventive. Can I make an eggless version of ur garri crumbs ( I call it garri crumble). My kid allergic to egg.

    Reply
    • dooneyrooneydooneyrooney says

      August 12, 2015 at 3:02 pm

      oh yes, you should be able to, just make sure that the garri holds together well enough to fry

      Reply

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