🇹🇬 Togolese Cuisine

Kuli-Kuli

Peanut Snack Bars

Prep Time 1 hour

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 362 kcal

Crunchy, spiced peanut bars made from roasted ground peanuts shaped into sticks or rings and deep-fried until crisp.

Ingredients

1 Grind roasted peanuts in a mortar or food processor to a smooth, oily paste.
2 Add ginger, chili powder, and salt, knead into the paste.
3 Squeeze handfuls of paste firmly to extract excess oil (reserve oil for frying).
4 Shape squeezed paste into small sticks, rings, or flat rounds.
5 Heat reserved peanut oil plus vegetable oil, fry shapes 3-4 minutes until deeply golden and crunchy.
6 Cool on a rack. Store in airtight container for up to two weeks.

Did You Know?

Kuli-kuli is so durable it was historically carried by traders on long journeys across the Sahel as a portable protein source.