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African Cuisine Pounded yam


African Food Pounded yam

West African Foods: Pounded yam


Pounded yam Ingredients

1 Yam.
2 Salt.
3 Sugar.
4 Water as required.

Cooking Instructions

Step 1 Peel the yam&cut into medium size.Wash & settle in a cooking pot,add water to cover the yam and add salt&Sugar.Boil for 15-20minutes.Pick the yam&transfer into mortar& pound with pestle. Pound until the yam can easily be molded, you can add warm water or use the water u use from boiling the yam.Pound until a yhu have a smooth soft pounded yam..
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