Cookbook:Nigerian Yam Porridge with Bitterleaf

Yam porridge with bitterleaf is a typical Nigerian dish containing yam and bitterleaf. It is a traditional way of preparing yam among the Igbo people.

Ingredients

 * Yam, peeled and cut into chunks
 * Water
 * Fish crumbs (aja azu)
 * Ukpaka (shredded oil bean)
 * Ground crayfish
 * Stock cube, crushed
 * Pepper, ground
 * Bitterleaves
 * Ogiri Igbo (castor seed paste)
 * Palm oil
 * Salt to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Rinse the yam, and transfer it to a pot. Cover with water, and simmer for a few minutes.
 * 2) Pick out the bones from the fish crumbs, and rinse them. Add the dry fish crumbs to the boiling yam.
 * 3) Add the ukpaka, crayfish, stock cube, pepper, and bitter leaves.
 * 4) Add the ogiri and palm oil. Cover the pot, and continue cooking until the yam is well done and the liquid is beginning to thicken.
 * 5) Add salt to taste, and stir. Cover and cook for few minutes.
 * 6) Serve.