Yamarita is loved by everyone in Nigeria, except you haven’t yet tried it. Then this page is for you.
Yamarita is plain boiled yam that is coated in egg, flour, ginger, garlic, and salt. Don’t forget the frying part.
This is one of the most popular Hausa food.
I see it in a different restaurant every day, it is nearly as popular as suya.
This recipe is detailed and one of the most comprehensive. I got a new smart camera, so now I get cleaner image 😀
For long I have dwelt on Hausa foods, My goal is to give you as many Hausa recipes as possible.
Yamarita is just easy and delicious. You can make this in just about 45 minutes. I decided to serve with tomato stew. You can also serve with egg sauce, ketchup or even Monica sauce.
As for Monica sauce, we would talk about that soon.
This recipe shows you how to make yamarita.
Ingredients For Yamarita
Serving: 2
Preparation Time: 60 minutes
Yam – 1kg
3 eggs
2 spoon of flour.
Vegetable Oil (300ml).
Teaspoon of ginger.
Teaspoon of garlic.
1 teaspoon of ground pepper.
1 cube of knorr (sweetener).
Pinch of salt.
These are some of the ingredients used for making yamarita. The white ceramic bowl contains 2 spoons of flour, powdered ginger, garlic, a pinch of salt, a cube of knorr and a teaspoon of ground pepper. Plus Three eggs and yam (1KG) inset.
Yamarita is usually what I do with left-over boiled yam. I like to think of it as the best thing that can happen to boiled yam. Either that or I have to prepare it from scratch.
Step 1
Peel off the back of the yam, slice to any size, shapes and boil for about 15 minutes. It should be soft and well cooked. Drain and allow to cool.
Step 2
Mix all the spices in a bowl and whisk in the three eggs
(ginger, garlic, pepper, sweetener, salt plus the three eggs.
Whisk all properly together and immerse the boiled yam in it.
Set your frying pan on the heat and add just 300ml of vegetable oil. Allow to heat for about 1 minute.
Immerse the boiled yam in your spiced barter and flip. Drop into the hot oil and fry.
Step 3
Fry and flip, don’t allow to burn. You can use a spoon to apply more of the spiced bartar while it fries. I like it heavily coated.
Then serve with your favorite sauce and juice. Grilled fish or chicken is a welcome addition.
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Yamarita Recipe | Yam and Egg recipe from Nigeria
Equipment
- Frying pan
Ingredients
- 1 Kg Peeled Yam
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose-flour.
- 400 ml egetable Oil For frying
- 1 Teaspoon of ginger.
- 1 Teaspoon of garlic.
- 1 teaspoon of ground pepper.
- 1 seasoning cube sweetener.
- 1 Pinch of salt.
Instructions
- Boil peeled and sliced white yam for 10-15 minutes and set aside.
- Mix ginger, garlic, pepper, sweetener, salt plus the three eggs together in a small bowl
- Get the boiled yam wrapped in the barter and deep fry. Flip and fry top-side.
- Fry the egg-coated yams and flip, . You can use a spoon to apply more of the egg mixture while it fries. I like it heavily coated in the eggs.
- In Nigerian restuarants and eatries, yamarita is usually served with tomato stew or sauce. You could throw in some fried or roasted fish.
67 Comments
I definitely am going to try this one out. Thanks Chy!!
Pls do you have a recipe for Rivers native soup or is it Fisherman soup? I had it once and can’t forget it. Would love to try that one out too.
wow thanks for this… i’m definitely going to try this out!!!
Yamarita is simply amazing. Had it last week but did mine without flour, garlic and ginger which is another new concept.. thanks for this receipe. Will try it 2moro. Thanks Chy for the innovative
Sounds interesting too. Please what ingredients did you use instead?
Nice one Chy, yamarita. Will certainly give it a try..
Tanks for this recipe, it wil enable me cook, eat and enjoy another tribe food. .
You are doing a good job here i must commend u please do keep it up.u didnt tell us were the flour comes in in your recipee
It was mixed with d egg
Wao!! Chy thank you. Am enjoying m home now. Already in my kitchen. LOL
thanks for the recipe and you doing a great job God bless you (Ameen). Please continue to keep me up date am interested in adding to my knowledge. THANKS owns more
hmmmm looks yummy
Will definitely try it out. Tnx u
tnx so much u r a darling,i n my husband love d yam n i alwz buy it evry nw n den bt guess u brought an end to that. tnx alot.
Thank you, thank you and thank you again.
Thanks a lot for this recipe, your recipes have been really helpful….. I’d be starting up my lunch time kitchen in a couple of months, am looking forward to learning a lot more from you……
Keep it up Dearie. U are the best
I have eaten beans coated yam, called yam burger here in Nigeria. Prepared by immersing yam into beans slurry I. e (akara) mix. This yammarita is highly welcome I cannot wait to try it thk u ma
Am salivating already
oh sis u are too much keep it up of ur good work
Thank you for this. But what will happen to the left over mixture? Can it be fried or thrown away?
Simply awesome. It’s been an amazing experience since I discovered ur blog. Good job u’re doing, n thanks for d delivery of d cook books.
Will definitely try this i have always loved it. Much thanks
Wow!!! I am definitely going to try this, it looks really lovely. Great job.
I have left over yam in my kitchen right now, so I will definitely try this recipe out first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks Chy!
Thanks for yamarita recipe. I really love it and iwill try it.
Nice one
Hi Chy I’m from Kano and we prepare yamarita twice a week for breakfast I normally serve it with fresh fish pepper soup grilled fish or peppered fish. Thanks for all the delicious recipes you’ve been sharing.
Thanx for dis amazing recipe. Av eaten it before and I Neva knew how it’s prepared. Now am definitely going to try this out
Thanks for this recipe. I ve eaten it before but never knew how it was prepared. Now I ll surely make this. Thanks Chy.
Thanks for shearing this recipe, I have bought it from eatery many times because I love it am happy I can prepare it now, you are doing a great job
Thanks my big Anuty, I will try it.
Wow…… thank you so much for the recipe, am grateful.
Thanks Chy!! U r awesome
I tried this Yamarita recipe chi and it was superb. More greese to your elbow. Thanks.
Nice one…..thanks to our wonderful Chy
Wow, l love to learn more from you
I tried it, its so yummicious….., Thanks a lot cos my husband now showers me with praises.
Thanks for this yamarita recipe, I’m trying this soon!!
Yamarita is always a welcome dish for me. Served with roasted fish and veggies sauce.
I do this almost everyday as breakfast cos it’s my husband’s favorite meal.
I’ll definitely try this…..much love!!!
I lov dis Doe I do with just egg but I think I will try dis it looks much more better. Thank chy
This is a good one. I never knew how to prepare yamrite before but now with this recipe I can make it now
wow so nice I like dis
will definitely try dis wat kind of flour used I use I mean baking flour or corn flour
Wow I’m try this recipe. Thanks so much
Nice one, I will try it.
Thanks a million Chy. You are so kind for teaching what it means to make delicious meals. Please keep me informed as you are doing. God bless you.
Thanks…. So yummy
Thank you Ma,am going to try mine, but yam is costly now, so m going to wait for new yam.
Will definitely give it a try, I love good food, thanks so much chy
This is really amazing. Thank you for enlightening us.
Amazing recipe. Thank you. I’m definitely cooking it soonest.
You made my day, I tried yamarita for the first time as breakfast for the family and everyone is loving it. Thanks.
Hi Chy
I tried the yamarita recipe and I really loved it.
Thanks a lot.
Can I make it without flour?because I have a left over yam now but no flour to try it with
This is so amazing, first time seeing this.i will surely try it .
Whao, the first time I had yamarita at restaurant, I fell in love with it. I envisioned how it was made at home but wasn’t well formed until I got this recipe.I’m going to try it. Thanks a bunch
I love yams, Thanks for this recipe. I have been following you for a very long time and certainly hope to meet you someday. Anana.