Recipe: Eating on a Dime Porridge yam

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Recipe: Eating on a Dime Porridge yam Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Porridge yam. Yam Porridge can also be referred to as yam soup. It is mainly yam cooked with ingredients and the resulting dish contains some soupy liquid. It is usually not cooked with added vegetables but I always add a little to add some green colour to the meal (see video).

Yam pottage/Yam Porridge (Asaro) Recipe - Asaro which is also known as Yam pottage or Yam porridge is a very delicious Yam recipe though it's eaten by most tribes in Nigeria but it's more common in the Yoruba speaking parts of Nigeria.

Preparing yam porridge requires peeling the yam, cutting the yam tuber into small thick pieces, then cooking the whitish fleshy starchy part with a collection of selected ingredients.

In most of the West African markets and busy roads, yam are usually fried and sold as "street food" or "roadside food".

You can have Porridge yam using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Porridge yam

  1. It’s of Yam.

  2. You need of Red oil.

  3. You need of Salt.

  4. You need of Maggi.

  5. You need of My home made curry.

  6. You need of Fresh pepper.

  7. It’s of Crayfish.

  8. Prepare of Scent leave.

  9. Prepare of Onions.

Yam porridge is one of the most accessible and most popular Nigerian foods.

Several humans have made porridge yams the use of exceptional recipes - a few are comfortable at the same time as the relaxation is not.

Yam porridge is the combination of fresh Puna yam and tomato sauce.

It's mostly enjoyed by most countries in West Africa especially Nigeria.

Porridge yam instructions

  1. Peal your yam, wash and put on fire, allow to boil for 5minuts. After that, add your maggi, crayfish, pepper, salt, onions, curry, then cover for 2minutes..

  2. After that, add the red oil and scent leave. And turn it.

Most people prefer to have their yam porridge/ Pottage garnish with some fresh leafy greens like spinach, scent leaves, and Kale for more nutritional value and taste while some people prefer to have it.

Yam porridge or Asaro is another delicious Nigerian yam dish cooked in a well-seasoned pepper mix until soft and fluffy with some yam chunks.

It is very quick and easy to make.

It makes a perfect dinner or lunch and it is also a party favourite.

Yam porridge, which is also known as yam pottage or pottage yam is a popular yam delicacy distinguished by its juicy thickened porridge.