Abuja yam

Due to their versatility, it’s easy to add yams to your diet. They can be bought whole or as a powder, flour, and even supplement.

These delicious tubers can be baked, boiled, steamed, roasted, fried, and pan-cooked.

Yams can be enjoyed with or without the skin and used in both sweet and savory dishes.

Here are some common ways to enjoy yams: 

• Yam fries. Cut yams into wedges, add seasonings, and bake or fry them.
• Purée. Boil the tubers until soft, place in a blender, purée, and season them.
• Yam chips. Thinly slice peeled yams and bake or fry them.
• Mashed yams. Peel, boil, and mash your yams, then add milk and seasonings.
• Baked yams. Bake cubed yams until tender.
• Cheesy yam gratin. Thinly slice peeled yams and bake them with cheese and seasonings.
• Yam hash. Peel, dice, season, and then cook your yams in a pan.