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Two Ingredients Grilled Sweet Plantains Recipe

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Two Ingredients Grilled Sweet Plantains Recipe

Boli is a popular street food recipe of Nigeria. Whole sweet plantains are grilled and sold on street corners or in traffic by African street hawkers.


African street food hawkers teach how to grill sweet plantains perfectly.



African street food hawkers teach how to grill sweet plantains perfectly.
Boli grilled sweet plantains

Boli Two Ingredients Grilled Sweet Plantains Recipe


Ingredients    
4 large ripe yellow plantains     
1 teaspoon salt


Directions
Peel the plantains leave whole and place on top of grill. Grill plantains over very low coals for about 5 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with salt and serve.


Plantains on sale at market in Ibadan Nigeria
Plantains on sale at market in Ibadan Nigeria


Plantains on sale at market in Ibadan Nigeria
Plantains on sale at market in Ibadan Nigeria

Did you Know?

The street food trade or street hawking is a very popular trade in Ibadan Nigeria and sometimes the only way for some Nigerians to make a living. Many African families rely on hawking as the sole source of income. Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria. With a population of over 3 million, it is the third most populous city in Nigeria Africa.

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