Amala( yamflour with bitterleaf soup - It was delicious !!!!! Easy to make and a crowd pleaser !!!. Today I am sharing this Amala( yamflour with bitterleaf soup! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 40 minutes! Yam flour, (elubo in yoruba), bitterleaf, dried fish, pepper, onions, seasoning, meat stock, melon (egusi), crayfish, kpomo (cow skin) optional, palm oil. Pluck or buy fresh butter leaf, wash with little salt or vinegar (optional). Peel the yam wash and cook in a pot. When it is done pound with peston and mutter. Àmàlà is a local indigenous Nigerian food, native to the Yoruba ethnic group in the western states of the country. It is made out of yam and/or cassava flour, or unripe plantain flour.
Yams are peeled, sliced, cleaned, dried and then blended into a flour, also called elubo.
Bitterleaf Soup is not bitter as implied by the name.
Find out how to cook this traditional soup recipe.
You can cook Amala( yamflour with bitterleaf soup with 16 Ingredients and 21 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Amala( yamflour with bitterleaf soup:
- Yam flour,(Elubo in Yoruba).
- Yam flour,(Elubo in Yoruba).
- Bitterleaf.
- Bitterleaf.
- Dried fish.
- Dried fish.
- Pepper,onions, seasoning, meat stock.
- Pepper,onions, seasoning, meat stock.
- Melon(egusi).
- Melon(egusi).
- Crayfish.
- Crayfish.
- Kpomo(cow skin) optional.
- Kpomo(cow skin) optional.
- Palm oil.
- Palm oil.
The name is quite misleading in that a well prepared Bitterleaf Soup should not have even the slightest bitterness. Learn how to make Amala (Yam Flour) within minutes by following the easy steps outlined in the video. Amala is "swallow" or "solid" food that can be enjoyed with numerous Nigerian Soup. Look through the rest of my videos for tasty Nigerian soup recipes.
Step by step how to cook Amala( yamflour with bitterleaf soup:
- Pluck or buy fresh butter leaf, wash with little salt or vinegar (optional)..
- Grate bitterleaf(so it won't be bitter) optional too. U can wash, u can cut and pour hot water. Whatever suit u. And set aside.
- Wash your fish without removing the stick or broom so it won't scatter. I prefer the fish intact..
- Place your pot on heat(gas, stove etc) add a little palm oil after few minute add onions.
- Pour your melon inside a bowl, add a little water to form a paste, scoop melon into your hot palm oil to form little balls. After frying for some time turn the other side..
- Add your ground pepper, meat stock, seasoning crayfish and allow to Cook for 3-5 min..
- Put your fish and allow to cook for another few minute till fish is well cooked..
- Remove fish and pour your vegetable and onions, stir well till all is well combined. Allow to Cook for some minute, taste for salt. Since salt was not added initially because of meat stock and seasoning. Add salt if necessary...
- Wooow. Your soup is ready.
- Boil some water, stir I your yam flour and continuing turning until u get a firm constituency. Add a little hot water cover with lid and allow to Cook for some more minute. Turn firmly again..
- Enjoy your with. Amala is Bae any day.
- Grate bitterleaf(so it won't be bitter) optional too. U can wash, u can cut and pour hot water. Whatever suit u. And set aside.
- Wash your fish without removing the stick or broom so it won't scatter. I prefer the fish intact..
- Place your pot on heat(gas, stove etc) add a little palm oil after few minute add onions.
- Pour your melon inside a bowl, add a little water to form a paste, scoop melon into your hot palm oil to form little balls. After frying for some time turn the other side..
- Add your ground pepper, meat stock, seasoning crayfish and allow to Cook for 3-5 min..
- Put your fish and allow to cook for another few minute till fish is well cooked..
- Remove fish and pour your vegetable and onions, stir well till all is well combined. Allow to Cook for some minute, taste for salt. Since salt was not added initially because of meat stock and seasoning. Add salt if necessary...
- Wooow. Your soup is ready.
- Boil some water, stir I your yam flour and continuing turning until u get a firm constituency. Add a little hot water cover with lid and allow to Cook for some more minute. Turn firmly again..
- Enjoy your with. Amala is Bae any day.
However, both should still be enjoyed in moderation. Amala is popularly eaten with Ewedu (Jute leaf soup), Gbegiri (beans soup) or Ogbono/Apon. Semolina, Fufu, Amala, Tuwo Masara and Tuwo Shinkafa are popular bolus meals eaten with Nigerian soups. These bolus meals are available in form of powder/flour and quite easy to prepare once you have the flour ready. From time to time, I substitute any of.