Comments on: Accra Recipe

By: Chennette

Chennette — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:27:35 +0000

Hi Angela – sorry for the delayed reply! I have been a bit overwhelmed with work, travel and then Ramadan.

thanks for the compliments!

Pimento peppers in T&T are seasoning peppers – there are peppers like this throughout the Caribbean. They are thin-skinned, smell like hot peppers, but they only have the flavour not the heat. They come in a variety of colours – green, red, orange, yellow. I should take a photo one day… You can substitute regular sweet peppers but it’s not quite the same, and those sweet peppers may be fleshier and contain more water.

Coriander is what the British call Cilantro. However, ground coriander, is actually the SEED of the plant. Bandhani or chardon beni, is a green leaf herb popular in T&T which tastes very similar to cilantro but stronger (without the grassiness I find in cilantro)

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:36:30 +0000

Chennette: It is nice to see such a beautiful and professional site like yours. I will be trying some of your recipes soon. I have noticed the word “pimento”. Are these peppers hot or are they the sweet red peppers. I have come across recipes using this type of pepper but I am not sure what they are. Re: cilantro/coriander, do they taste the same?

Thanks.

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By: Chennette

Chennette — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:21:24 +0000

you’re welcome Marcia – I have never tried it with milk…would love to see what the texture would like then!

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:10:11 +0000

Thanks 4 d gr8 recipe, really helped alot. My mom tells me though instead of water I could’ve used some carnation milk. I’ll probably try that next time.

By: chennette

chennette — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:16:39 +0000

Hi Jill – this really should be part of the recipe – this batter makes about 30.

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:19:17 +0000

How much does this batter make?
I am just curious …….i want to try this weekend but don’t want to end up with accra for life!
Thanks Jill