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A plate of food; pounded yam and soup. Pounded yam (Yoruba: Iyán, Hausa: sakwara, Igbo: Utara-ji) is a Nigerian swallow or Okele food. [1] [2] It is commonly prepared by pounding boiled yam with mortar and pestle [3] [4] Pounded yam is similar to mashed potatoes but heavier in consistency. It is a smooth delicacy eaten with the hands.
Yams are white in colour but turn brown when dried which gives àmàlà its colour. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is a popular side dish served with ewédú [ 6 ] and gbẹ̀gìrì ( black-eyed beans soup), but is also served with a variety of other ọbè (soups), such as ẹ̀fọ́ , [ 7 ] ilá , and ogbono .
A plate of pounded yam (iyan) and egusi with tomato stew. Iyan, called pounded yam in English, is similar to mashed potatoes but all mashed and completely smooth with no yam chunks left. [40] [55] And eaten with soups; Amala (or aririguzofranca) is a thick paste made from yam, which has been peeled, cleaned, dried and dark (brown) in colour.
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It is a soup made from the Okoho stick which is very slimy after preparation. It is usually prepared with bush meat (such as grass-cutter, alligator and smoked meat etc.) and best served with pounded yam (aka Onihi). It can also be eaten with semolina, eba (made from garri) and yam flour. This soup is usually prepared without the use of oil.
Some examples of popular dinner meals include: Abula (Ewedu, Gbegiri, obe ata and Amala with meat and or fish): A mixed soup dish with different sauces and Amala Efo riro with Iyan, Eba or Fufu : A spiced vegetable soup with proteins and Okele of choice