YAKE YAKE Recipe
Yakeyake is a simple dish which can be eaten duringlunch time and is easy to prepare. Below we bring you a guide on how to prepareyakeyake.
Equipment
- Grater
- Small mortar and pestle
- Mesh strainer
- colander
- Fine clean cloth
Ingredients
- 1 tuber cassava
- Water
- 1 tbsp corn flour
- Salt
Instructions
- Cut cassava into smaller sizes into a bowl and soak inwater overnight.
- Grate the cassava into a bowl.
- Use a small mortar and pestle to mash the grated cassava.
- Use a clean cloth to drain the water from the grated cassava. Squeezetill dry.
- Use a mesh strainer to sieve the dried cassava into a bowl.
- Add one tablespoon of corn flour to the dried cassava and sieve again.Add salt and stir.
- Put some water on fire in a saucepan and let it boil.
- Put a fine clean cloth into a colander and put the dried grated cassavamixed with corn flour and salt into it. Cover the sauce pan with its lid andlet the food steam for a while.
- Remove from fire when ready and serve.
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Notes
Yakeyake is a popular meal made from cassava and is mostly sold in town by food vendors. It is a food with its origin from the Western region of Ghana, specifically the Nzema tribe is known for it.
Nutrition
Calories: 185kcal
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