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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Peel the yam, cut into pieces and boil in salted water for about 30 mins until tender. Drain and mash. | 2. Add the onion, tomatoes, thyme, chilli, spring onion, garlic, then stir in the egg and seasoning and mix well. | 3. Using a tablespoon, scoop a little of the mixture at a time and mould into balls. | 4. 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. | 5. Drain on kitchen paper and keep them warm while cooking the rest of the mixture. | 6. Serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
white yam	450	g		400.5	0.0	89.1	2.25
onion	2	tablespoons	chopped	8.0	1.868	0.22	0.02
tomato	3	tablespoons	chopped	5.0287	1.0868	0.2458	0.0559
thyme	1/2	teaspoon	chopped	0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
green chili	1		chopped	60.0	14.19	3.0	0.3
spring onion	1	tablespoon	chopped	1.92	0.4404	0.1098	0.0114
garlic clove	1		crushed	400.5	0.0	89.1	2.25
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
salt black pepper			ground	400.5	0.0	89.1	2.25
flour			seasoned	-	-	-	-
oil				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.