Viazi vikuu vya nazi

Name: Viazi vikuu vya nazi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tanzanie
Ingredients: 800 g edible yam, peeled weight; 200 ml unsweetened coconut milk; 120 g onion; 10 ml oil; 3 g salt; 1 g pepper; Water for boiling, with 150 ml cooking liquid reserved

🥥 Tender yam mashed with a mild onion and coconut sauce.

Ingredients

800 g edible yam, peeled weight
200 ml unsweetened coconut milk
120 g onion
10 ml oil
3 g salt
1 g pepper
Water for boiling, with 150 ml cooking liquid reserved

Preparation

Peel edible yam, cut into 3 cm cubes, rinse, cover generously with water and bring to a boil. Simmer about 25 minutes until tender

reserve 150 ml cooking liquid and drain.

While yam cooks, soften chopped onion in oil 6 minutes. Add coconut milk, salt and pepper and simmer 5 minutes.

Combine yam and sauce and mash roughly. Add reserved liquid a little at a time only until soft

do not automatically use it all.

Heat gently 5 minutes while stirring, rest 5 minutes and divide into 4 side portions. Yam must be fully cooked

it is not sweet potato and unidentified wild tubers are unsuitable. Total cooking allowance 35 minutes includes parallel tasks.