Mpotompoto or nyoma is a one-pot meal made mainly from yam or cocoyam cooked in broth. Although it is an ideal meal for everyone, it is also recommended for babies as a weaning food.
It is easy to prepare and very nutritious.
Ingredients:
A medium sized yam (Preferably cocoyam)
1 medium sized onion.
Tomatoes two medium sized tomatoes.
Dried herrings (preferably shrimps), and salted fish (Koobi)
Salt, palm oil and pepper.
Method:
- Peel and wash the yam.
- Wash onions and peel it.
- Wash tomatoes and pepper.
- Cut yams into small chunks and put in pot together with onion and tomato.
- Add water enough to cover the content and boil between 25 and 35 minutes.
- Wash and add salted fish (Koobi) to the pot.
- Cook till tender and remove tomatoes and onions and grind.
- Add the ground pepper and onion mixture to the yam on fire.
- Add the grounded herrings, pepper, redd oil and salt to taste.
- Put fire on low and cook for about 3 minutes while stirring.
- Food is ready.