Amala is a popular meal made out of yam flour and cassava. you can enjoy this meal with soups like ewedu, gbegiri, okra, egusi and many more. It is light weight and makes for an easy swallow. The great thing about Amala is that it is quick and easy to prepare, but then, if you are not careful you may end up with lumps that make its Consumption less than appetizing. Meanwhile, yam flour is milk white in color when it is still in a powdered form, but, immediately it goes into the heat the color changes to dark brown.
Ingredient
- yam flour (elubo)
- water
Method
- First of all, boil the quantity of water you need in a pot
- Secondly, remove boiled water from heat and start adding the elubo flour gradually as you continue to stir with a wooden stick popularly called turning garri stick. Though some people stir in their elubo flour when water is still boiling, whichever way the swallow still turns out great.
- Thirdly, increase the paste at which you turn the yam flour so that the consistency will stick together at once much delay might cause lumps in the amala.
- Finally, add little water and return back to fire, cook for 5 minutes before putting off the heat, then continue to turn until smooth. At this point, your amala swallow is ready
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