Funny how I wrote on this even before I got to see the topic for the week.
Last Monday, I had cravings for yam porridge, one of my favorite foods.It's been a while since I cooked porridge and I have not thought of eating it. Well, that is until a friend of mine visited me over the weekend. He said his best food was yam and oil which aligned with my cravings.
Yam and oil seemed plain to me, so I decided to garnish it in a porridge way. Not the popular asaro porridge, but a sweet type of porridge all the same. We both went to the market to get the ingredients. My friend teased me about how bad of a host I was.
The fact that I didn't let him in before taking him to the market made us both laugh.
We got what I needed to make the meal and we went to my place. With a minimum of 40 minutes to a maximum of one hour my food was ready. Because of how sweet it was, my friend ended up staining his clothes so many times. It was really good knowing I haven't lost my cooking touch in yam porridge.
I'm going to share the ingredients and procedures I use.
INGREDIENTS
Yam
Smoked fish
Pumpkin leaves
Palm oil
Salt
Maggi
Pepper(I used the dried grinded one)
Onions
Crayfish
Water(the most important)
PROCEDURES
While different people have different ways of making yam porridge, it is a good thing that the end result is the same.
Step 1: put a pot of water on the fire to make it boil.
Step 2: peel the yam and cut into small cubes. This helps the yam to get ready on time while on fire.
Step 3: when the water is boiled, you can then put in the chopped yam and boil for about 20 minutes. The yam will be soft but not so soft. ( the timing depends on the quantity of yam being cooked).
Step 4: put in your already cleaned fish, oil, Maggie and salt(again this depends on the quantity), crayfish, pepper and palm oil. Let them cook together for 15 minutes at least.
Step 5: to achieve a creamy sauce, you can mash the yam for about 2 minutes. This totally depends on the cook.
Step 6: add in the already washed and chopped vegetables.
Step 7: cook for about 5 more minutes and then stir.
The porridge is ready.
I took my porridge with a glass of yoghurt. My cravings for yoghurt, habib yogurt to be precise is alarming. Anyways, it was so fulfilling to finally settle my yam porridge cravings and the satisfaction I had was good. It was even better because I shared it with a friend. We talked, laughed and got to exchange stories even while eating our favorite meal.
I hope we try this cooking and also enjoy eating a wonderful meal.
Thanks for reading.