Nigerian Food: How to Prepare Dundu

 Back in the days, this was the quick afternoon snack before we ate amala and ewedu.  Sold at the junction most times by a middle-aged woman, the crunchy dundun could be sold with either ata din din (fried stew) or ewa agoyin. O boy! Dundu is the Yoruba Language for fried yam; today you’ll be making your own Dundu.

Ingredients:

·        One tuber of yam

·        1 litre of  vegetable oil

Process:

Peel your tuber of yam,

Rinse it,

Cut into small desired shape.

After you cut your yam, soak in water and add 1 tablespoon of salt to the water. Now it’s time to fry!

Empty all your Vegetable oil into a frying pan set the pan on medium heat and wait till the oil is hot. Once your oil is hot now with your clean hands take a few yams and put them into the oil, remember we added water not from the water pour about a quarter cup of the water into the oil. Let the yam fry for 20mins and then take the yam out into a sieve.

Do this to all your yams and your dundun is ready. You can serve with fried stew and a cup of hibiscus cocktail (zobo).

Writer: Idowu Elizabeth
Editor(s): Idowu Elizabeth & Awe Olufunso

Publisher: Awe Olufunso