Garlicky Plantain Cakes

Ingredients:

2 plantains
1/2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin powder
Salt and black pepper to taste

Peel the plantains using a potato peeler. You may have to run the peeler twice so as to get close to the flesh.  Wash the plantain after peeling.  Cut the plantain into circles so as to get disc shapes out of the plantains.  Heat some olive oil. When hot, place the discs on the pan making sure the pan is not too crowded. Each disc should get cooked and browned.  Flip the plantain discs to brown the other side.  Now sprinkle the cumin powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Toss well. When cool, process or pulse the plaintains in a food processor while drizzling olive oil (only about 2 tbsp).  Adding too much olive oil will prevent the cakes from coming together.  The plantain mixture should be somewhat coarse so only a few pulses should do the trick!  Form equal sized balls and press down slightly.  Serve as a side.