HOW TO PREPARE POUNDED YAM USING A BLENDER(with health benefits)

  HOW TO MAKE POUNDED YAM USING A BLENDER

Pounded yam is prepared by pounding boiled yams in a mortar and pestle until smooth, firm and stretchy, but if you'll rather not pound, here's how to prepare Pounded Yam in a Blender. To make Pounded      Yam in a Blender, you don't need any particular brand; a good blender with sharp blades will do the job. 

 INGREDIENTS

- A tuber of yam
- Water (enough to cover the yams when placed in the pot)
- A pinch of Salt (optional)

   METHOD OF PREPARATION

1. Cut the yam into small cubes, peel of the skin and rinse thoroughly.

2. Place in a pot, add enough water to cover the yams, add the salt and boil until the yams are tender. (You can poke with a fork to test for doneness). Strain out the water and leave the boiled yams in the pot.

3. Transfer some of the boiled yams onto a plate and cut into smaller bits.
Tip: Mash the yams a bit, using a fork. This saves your blender from doing a lot of work but if you have a heavy duty blender, then skip the mashing process

.4. Now, place the yam into the blender (a little at a time) and blend for 20 seconds. Stop every 10 seconds and resume blending.
    If your blender has a ''pulse'' button, pulse the blender for 10 seconds, stop and repeat again until the yams are smooth and stretchy.
Observation: When blending the yams, you would see as the yams goes from crumbly bits around the blender jar, to form a whole ''doughy'' mass in the center of the blender.

5. Scoop out the ''pounded yam'' and repeat the process for the remaining yams in the pot.
         

  HEALTH BENEFITS OF POUNDED YAM 

1.   Pounded yam contains carbohydrate which provides energy the body need for its daily activities.

2.   It contains vitamin B5 which aids the formation of co-enzyme used in some metabolic activities.

3.   It contains vitamin B1 which is involved in cellular respiration.

4.   It helps the normal function of the nervous system and heart.

5.   Prevents diseases.