Pounded yam is a popular delicious Nigerian delicacy that is made by pounding cooked yam until it’s stretchy and smooth. This dish is served with variety of soups and sometimes even stew.
This dish is very popular in Nigeria and it has a unique texture unlike the other swallows used to take soups. Pounded yam has a one-of-a-kind taste and it is very versatile and enjoyed by many Nigerians.
This delicious dish is easy to make and doesn’t require much ingredients or process. To make pounded yam, you’ll need yam; of course!, water, mortar and pestle.
In this article I’ll be giving a detailed guide on how to make pounded yam, so stick around. With that being said let’s get started!
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Ingredients:
- 2 pounds of yam
- Enough water for boiling and pounding.
Directions:
- Get your yam, peel the yam and cut in into small chunks or pieces.
- Wash the yam pieces very well to remove any dirt and impurities.
- Get a pot and boil the yam pieces after rinsing them in cold water. Put the yam in the pot and put enough water to cover the yam and bring it to a boil. This process should take about 25-30 minutes. Boil until the yam becomes very soft.
- Once the yam is cooked, take it out of the heat and drain the remaining water out. Place the yam in the mortar and begin to pound the yam using a kind of twisting motion to break the larger chunks down and create a smooth texture.
- Continue pounding the yam and adding a little water occasionally to ease the pounding. Pound until the yam becomes stretchy and smooth; that is when it has reached the desired consistency, free of lumps.
- Serve and enjoy the pounded yam with your favorite soup or stew. That’s it! Enjoy your homemade pounded yam.
Conclusion
This dish called pounded yam is very delicious and healthy as well. Although with technology, there’s a type of blending machine that can make pounded yam. This equipment allows you to completely skip the pounding process. You can use the yam pounder if you have one but there’s no better way than the original way.
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