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how to make pounded yam

Pounded Yam

Beatrice IgeBeatrice Ige
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish, Swallow
Cuisine Nigerian
Servings 0
Calories 236 kcal

Equipment

  • Mortar and Pestle

Ingredients
  

  • yam tuber
  • water

Instructions
 

  • Peel the skin off the yam and then slice.
  • Put them in the pot and boil till soft, add enough water so as the water in the yam won’t dry up because you will need it while pounding.
  • Scoop the hot yams into a mortar and pound with the pestle, if the yam that you are pounding gets stiff add some of the water used in cooking the yam into the mortar and keep pounding.
  • Pound the yam until it has a stretchy consistency and doesn’t stick when touched.
  • Scoop your pounded yam in a plate.
  • Serve with any Nigeria Soups.

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcal
Keyword Pounded Yam, Yam
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