Ikokore (Water Yam Porridge)

You'll need: 1/2 tuber water yam (called yellow yam in some places), palm oil or canola oil, onions, 2 tomatoes, 1 red pepper(tatashe), 2 hot small peppers(rodo), salt, maggi and other spices

Optional: Spinach, smoked turkey, dry fish, shrimp, crayfish

Instructions

1) blend the tomatoes, peppers and onions (leave a little bit of onions diced for frying)

2) Put some oil or palm oil in a medium sized pot 

3) When the oil is hot, put in your diced onions, let fry for 30secs

4) Add your blended pepper, salt, maggi and other spices to taste, cover and let cook for about 10/15 minutes

5) peel, wash and grate the yam

6) add the optional ingredients to the stew

7) spoon the grated yam into the stew and let cook for a minute

8) cover and let it cook for about 15-20minutes