ojojo ( Yam Fritters)

OJOJO is made with Water yam and the process is a little different.You can eat Ojojo with pretty much anything you eat Akara with, it can also be enjoyed on it’s own as a snack.

Ingredient

• 1 medium water yam tuber ( or 4 X-large size sweet potatoes)
• 1 medium size onion (chopped)
• 2- 3 fresh chillis (sonbo or rodo) (chopped)
• Salt –  to taste
• 1/2 cup flour (skip if using water yam)
• 2 large eggs
• oil for frying

Direction

• Cut and clean yam tuber, grate using a hand held grater
• Remove any excess water from the grated yam by (squeezing out excess fluid) (Skip step if using water yam)
• Add in egg, salt, onion, pepper and flour to the grated yam
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly
• Set oil on medium heat, once the oil is hot enough, add in the yam paste bits at a time.
• Fry on each side for 3 minutes or until golden brown.