Yam balls. Using a tablespoon, scoop a little of the mixture at a time and mould into balls. Heat a little oil in a large frying pan, roll the yam balls in the seasoned flour and fry for a few minutes until golden brown. Scotch bonnet pepper is atarodo, ose oyibo or atarugu.
Here is the recipe to make three flavours of these chewy balls, using purple yam, yam and taro. All three flavours follow the same instructions but the measurement of ingredients varies because of the water content of the root vegetables. In fact, we found that you don't need to add water to the yam one, but more tapioca flour is needed. You can have Yam balls using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Yam balls
- It's of yam (cooked).
- It's of Egg.
- Prepare of onion.
- You need of Scotch bonnet.
- You need of Seasoning and spices.
- It's of Flour.
- It's of Oil.
- Prepare of Miced meat.
- You need of Carrot&green bell pepper.
- Prepare of Flour.
Drain and mash with butter, sugar, milk, salt and lemon zest. Shape mixture into balls, with a marshmallow in the center of each. Bake the potatoes until tender, then peel and mash them. Stir in the brown sugar, orange juice, zest and nutmeg.
Yam balls step by step
- First u will boil ur yam after it has cooked then use your mortal and crush it(watau ki daka).
- Then u cut ur onion and scotch bonnet then heat ur pan with oil and fry it not dat deep frying fah.
- Then pour in ur fry mixture in d crush yam and add maggi and spices then stir add 1tsp of butter and mix together.
- For your miced meat fry it and add carrot and green bell pepper and fry.
- Then wash your hand and cut small portion of the yam and put it in your hand and flat it then add your mixed meat filling in it and close it gently.
- After that then put your yam ball in your flour then bring it out and put it in your egg then if u have cornflakes or golden mold u can put it but I did nt have cornflakes I use flour only after that then fry it enjoy.
In a separate bowl, toss the coconut with the sugar and cinnamon. In a saucepan, bring brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil; pour over the balls. If you have a larger steamer, you can steam more at the same time. Mash the steamed taro slices using a fork or a potato masher followed by the steamed sweet potatoes. Yam ball is another homemade and street snacks loved by Nigerians, it is also very popular in Ghana and other parts of Africa too.