Here in the region where I live, Pounded yam is a food which is very much appreciated but its preparation is quite stressful! This has divested several homes from consuming this palatable food.
However, here is a made easy preparation method substituting the Pounded yam prepared using Pestle and Mortar. An abstract archetype which was made cognozant to me by what happened yesterday evening.
My Aunt came back home with Leafy vegetable (Amaranthus variegatus) and Meat,instructing I and my Cousin to dice a tuber of yam and We were wondering,'what was that for?'. So We asked her,She replied,'We are going to make Pounded yam' and I was like,'who was going to pound it?' She replied that this does not require pounding.
And we started and within 5minutes,the Pounded yam was ready!
Lo and behold! It came out fine.
So let me quickly explain the processes involved:
- Peel and dice your tuber of yam.
- Wash well with clean water and drain.
- Put in a blender and blend till there are no lumps (in case if there is,remove lumps and reblend).Do not add water.
- Place d blended yam slug in the Microwave for 5 minutes. Then stir together.
- Your Pounded yam is ready. Serve as desired.
- Incase, you do not have a microwave. You can cook on heat (gas cooker or stove) stove),keep stirring(with stirring rod) till it forms up. Make sure not to overcook.
- You can serve with any soup as desired.
So Everyone you can go try this at home and share your results. Afterall, what are friends for?....winks!