How to Prepare Boiled Yam with Garden Egg Delight in 6 Simple Steps

This dish is a must in every household. You can have It at any time of the day, that is, it can be eaten as either breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Health Benefit

Helps Weight Loss

It is recommended as a perfect meal option for those who are interested in losing body weight because of its high fiber ingredient. It fills you quickly, and this allows reduced consumption of other meals.

It Lowers Cholesterol Level

The fiber content in the ingredients of this dish also helps to lower the cholesterol levels in the body, which protects the heart from any heart related diseases in the process.

Improves Vision

That pleasantly  bitter taste of garden egg, which is generally due to the presence of small  amounts of nicotinoid alkaloids, and spongy consistency promotes vision and serves to protect the development of glaucoma.

Ingredients

Yam
Garden Egg (igba)
Chicken Eggs
Fresh Tomatoes
large Onion
Red Chili Peppers
Vegetable oil
Shrimps
Smoked Fish
Can of Sardine or Corn beef (optional)
Optional seasoning (thyme, seasoning cube, curry)

Method

Step 1

Slice yam into round pieces, remove back with a knife, and then place in a pot of water. Add a bit of sugar and salt, put garden egg in a black thick paper bag then boil either separately or with the yam.

Step 2

If garden egg is boiled or soft, pound or marsh with a small mortar.

Step 3

Add vegetable oil into a deep-frying pan, slice in few onions, some tomatoes and the red chili peppers then cook for 1 min.

Step 4

Add the sardine/corn beef, smoked fish, shrimps and the garden eggs. Meanwhile, whisk some chicken eggs in a bowl with a little bit of thyme, curry and seasoning cubes.