Easy way to prepare Yamarita

Yamarita is a meal made from boiled yam dipped in whisked egg and then fried till golden brown. Most fast foods usually serve up hot Yamarita on daily basis.

Yamarita is also known as ”Dun dun oniyeri”, it is simply thinly sliced par-boiled yam dipped into whisked egg plus flour and fried until cripsy. T’he difference between Yamarita and the common fried yam (Dun dun) is the egg and flour mix which takes this easy meal to another level. It is so easy and quick to prepare, Yamarita is often served with any Hot dipping sauce or stew.

Ingredients

1/2 medium sized Yam tuber

2 eggs

1/2 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon ground chili pepper

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup vegetable oil for frying

Preparation

Slice and peel the skin off the yam

Cut the yam into thin or thick length-wise strips ( as you prefer). Rinse the yam with clean water to get rid of dirt and place in a medium sized pot. Add the salt and just enough water to cover the yam in the pot.

Cook the yam for about 15 mins till soft. Drain the water from the yam and set aside to cool while you prepare the egg.

Break the eggs into a small bowl, add a pinch of salt, whisk and set aside. Sift the flour into another small bowl, add the pepper and a pinch of salt, mix and set aside.

Dip a slice of yam in the flour and coat all the sides by rolling the yam in the flour.

Transfer the coated yam into the egg wash and turn to coat every side also. After coating with eggwash, transfer the coated yam to the frying pan with heated oil and leave to fry till golden brown over medium heat.

Once fried, Scoop out from the pan and Leave to drain. Transfer to a plate and serve with Peppered stew or any type of stew depending on your taste.