Cookbook:Pounded Yam

| Cuisine of Nigeria

Pounded yam is a preparation of cooked yam that is pounded until smooth and stretchy. It is a type of Nigerian swallow.

Ingredients

 * 1 yam tuber
 * Water

Equipment

 * Mortar and pestle
 * Pot with lid
 * Spatula

Procedure

 * 1) Cut the yam into pieces and rinse well.
 * 2) Place yam in a pot, and cover them with water. Ensure the water cover the yam pieces
 * 3) Cover the pot, and cook for about 25 minutes, until the yam is tender.
 * 4) Remove the pot from the heat, and drain the water from the yams.
 * 5) Rinse the mortar and pestle. Place the cooked yam into the mortar. Pound with the pestle until it forms a smooth, stretchy paste.
 * 6) Pack the pounded yam and wrap into portions (about 4–5)
 * 7) Serve the pounded yam with your choice of soup.