Nigerian Pounded Yam Using A Hand Mixer

You need: A tuber yam
Avoid using the head of the yam to prevent lumps

Direction
1.    Slice, peel and cut the yam into cubes
2.    Rinse the yam and remove the water. Rinse a second 
       time and remove the water 
3.    Transfer into a pot of water
4.    Cover and allow to cook. Its cooked when the yam is soft
       and you can easily pierce a fork through the yam 
5.    Drain the water and keep the drained water
6.    Apply mixer on the cooked yam until it forms a dough-like
       consistency
Note: You may need to add a little of the drained water
to soften as you blend
7.    You can serve with any Nigerian soup of your choice

How To Cook Ofada Stew (Obe Ata)

Ingredients:

1. Pepper (Rodo) 150gms
2. Tomatoes 500gms
3. Bawa (Nigerian Red bell peppers) 100gms  blended together with half a medium sized onion
4. Fried Fish
5. Boiled  Chicken Gizzard (You can use fried meat, or chicken)
6. Meat stock
7. Palm oil, 3 table spoons
8. Vegetable oil, 1 cup
9. Locust beans to taste
10. 2 Seasoning cubes
11. 1 medium sized Onion
12. Salt to taste

Direction:

1. Pour the vegetable oil into a dry cooking pot and add the palm oil. Let it heat up for a few seconds, (this method is better than bleaching palm oil).
2. Add the diced onion and the locust bean
3. Stir, and let them heat up for few seconds
4. Add the blended pepper (combination)
5. Add the meat stock from, your chicken gizzard
6. Add the fish (You can remove the head and break other parts into size able chunks)   
7. Add Gizzard, seasoning cube, and any other spice of your choice
8. You can add a little water if the soup is thick. Allow to cook for some time and taste before adding salt
9. Cover and allow to cook
10. Cook till the stew is thicker and the oil comes up
11. Serve with ofada rice or any other white rice

Ofada Stew Video