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Description: Iyan called pounded yam in english, is similar to mashed potatoes but all mashed and completely smooth with no yam chunks left, and Efo-riro is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic stew of meat and greens in a tomato and chilli-based sauce. ...
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.
Picture of Okoho soup (prepared with goat meat and garden eggs) being eaten by an Idoma man from Benue State, Nigeria Picture of Okoho soup with pounded yam (Onihi) Okoho is the main traditional food peculiar to the Idoma people of Benue State, Central Nigeria. It is made from the plant Cissus populnea belonging to the family Amplidaceae . [1]
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.
In fact, a yam's flesh, in both texture and flavor, is more similar to a russet potato than a sweet potato. Yams can also grow much larger than sweet potatoes, too—more than five feet long and ...
Obe Egusi and Iyan : Egusi soup and pounded yam with assorted meat (Eran) or fish. Ewagoyin and agege bread : A spiced mashed beans with agoyin sauce with agege bread; Jollof : Jollof rice with meat, fish, egg and salad or coleslaw with moi moi and dodo (Fried plantains). Fried rice : A local style fried rice with the same side options as the above
The boiled yam can also be pounded with a traditional mortar and pestle to create a thick, starchy paste known as iyan (pounded yam) which is eaten with traditional sauces such as egusi and palm nut soup. [citation needed] Another method of consumption is to leave the raw yam pieces to dry in the sun. When dry, the pieces turn a dark brown color.
The particular yam species best for preparing àmàlà is Dioscorea cayenensis (Ikoro) because of its high starch content. [13] Because of its perishability, yam is often dried and made into flour. The flour can then be reconstituted with hot water to form a paste or gel called kokonte in Ghana and Togo, and àmàlà in Nigeria.