Name: Amala- lumpfree and fluffy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Cup Yam flour (Elubo); 4 Cup Water; 1 Cup Hot water (reserved)

Amala food ! Amala- lump free and fluffy. Hello and happy new week people. Today it’s about drumrolls……. Amala! oh yes how to make amala????. You know when it comes to Amala we Ibadan people don’t play right? and if you didn’t know, I’m a proud flag bearer of Ibadan. Born, bred, authentic one at that 🙂

Amala Food

If you are not familiar with this delicacy, let me give you a brief introduction. Amala is made from yam flour (Elubo) and is a Nigerian Cuisine mostly eaten by the Yorubas especially the people of Oyo state. Yam flour is yam that has been peeled, dried and blended into flour and it’s typically brownish in colour.

Amala is easy to make but this is debatable as some will say it’s not.

If you struggle with making lump free, fluffy, smooth Amala, relax because with this recipe you’ll get it under control.

How to make amala

This recipe is for black Amala the white one (Lafun) is made in a different way. So below is a step by step guide of getting Amala right. Let’s call this Amala 101. Shall we? lol.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 5 minutes

INGREDIENTS (Serves 2-3)

4 cups (1000ml) Water

2 cups Yam flour- Sifted (All measurements on this blog make use of standard measuring cup unless otherwise stated)

1 cup (250ml) hot water (reserved)

DIRECTIONS

1) Boil water in electric kettle and measure 4 cups into a pot.

2) Cover the water and let it boil till it starts making bubbles like in the picture below.

Tip: Use a pot that you can hold firmly to the handle and never use a non stick pot for amala.

Endeavour to always buy good yam flour from trusted source.

3) Lower the heat to a bare minimum and add the yam flour into the water all at once then stir/turn with wooden spoon or spatula (omorogun) till it comes together but it won’t be smooth at this stage. This process takes about a minute.

Tip: Note that number one mistake most people make is stirring and adding yam flour little at a time. That method will make the amala lumpy. Put in all the yam flour first before stirring.

It won't be smooth at this stage.. — It won’t be smooth at this stage..

4) Add the reserved 1 cup of water to the Amala using the wooden spoon to create well in the middle and sides (Check picture below) and leave the water to steam the amala for 1-2 minutes.

5) Now stir the amala for 1-2 minutes till smooth. After this time some put it down and turn. If you are making large quantity you might find this helpful but with this quantity it’s not necessary really but if you find it easier bring it down and turn .

Note: Don’t keep Amala on heat for too long or it will become stretchy. The whole process from when you pour in yam flour till end should be roughly about 4-5 minutes.

amala lumfree and fluffy. Amala food picture

See how smooth that black beauty right there is? not a single lump. That’s it! Amala- lump free and fluffy. Look how smooth and fluffy the Amala is.

Note: I like my Amala light . If you prefer it not as soft, add 3/4 cup of water instead of 1 cup at stage 4.

Enjoy with Ewedu, Gbegiri , Fresh fish stew , Ogbono (HERE) , Okra or any other soup of your choice.

Bon appetit

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