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Pounded Yam

2 ingredients 7 steps wikibooks
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Ingredients

  • 1 yam tuber
  • Water

Directions

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.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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