https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN9bO1xdYVI


Ojojo, which is also called “water yam fritters or water yam akara”, is a common street food in Nigeria, you get to find this recipe a lot in Lagos and other Yoruba states. If you have never eaten any water yam recipes before, it will be nice to start with Ojojo.
These crunchy yam fritters are indeed tasty and easy to make in the comfort of your home; all you need is your fresh water yam and very few veggies and seasonings. I love to have Ojojo with custard, but you can still pair it with pap or oatmeal or enjoy ojojo just the way it is like your regular snacks.
Follow the steps below and also watch the video above to see how to make Nigerian Ojojo.


Ojojo Ingredients

1. 1 medium sized water yam
2. 1 scotch bonnet pepper, chopped
3. 1 medium onion, chopped
4. 1 stick of spring onion, chopped
5. 1 teaspoon of all-purpose seasoning
6. Salt to taste
7. Enough oil for frying

Steps on How to Prepare Ojojo

1. Peel off the water yam skin using a knife, cut into chunks and rinse in water.
2. Use hand held grater with tiny holes to grate the yam chunks into a bowl.
3. Season the water yam paste with all-purpose seasoning, onions, spring onions, pepper and salt.
4. Using your hand, mix the yam paste thoroughly until all the seasonings and the veggies are incorporated.
5. On a medium- high heat, heat up oil in a pan deep enough to fry all the water yam paste.
6. Once the oil is heated, use your fingers to scoop the water yam paste forming a ball with the paste and gently drop in the hot oil.
7. Repeat this process multiple times and don’t over crowd the pan, fry each side of water yam balls for 3 minutes, and then use a slotted
spoon to flip the balls to the next side to fry as well.
8. Once you notice the edges turning slightly brown and the balls looks crisp on the outside, it means they are fried. Remove the water yam
from the oil and drain on paper towels, repeat the same process with the remaining water yam paste until you are done with everything.
9. Ojojo is ready, serve hot with Custard or Akamu.

FTC
I dedicate this to
My family
My Friends
And my fellow Nairalanders whose mouth can't stop salivating at the sight of this beautiful delicacy.

Food is powerful it can make someone sell his birthright, Give a girl assurance and make a grown man with hairs on his chest spend the rest of his life in his mother's house.

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This has been saving life since 1602

It's chemistry with cold pap is overwhelmingly beautiful. Mu mouth has started salivating already

Looks crunchy...

I never used to like ojojo.......

it seems to me UBA have gone mad..
they'll credit you N7 and debit N56 for card maintenance, and N65 for USSD the next day... they're mad.
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op of all days na today wey I promised God to fast na him you put this kinda temptation for my front? and you believe sey you go make heaven?

Nice Snack,! Nice with chilli sauce, salad sauce or even natural yoghurt.

Ijebu

Lordave:
Yam and custard?

Isn't that a unbalanced diet

Not everyday food. You can give it a twist and add peas before frying it.

I can eat ifoko also known as ikokore anytime, anyway. in fact, it makes me detest porridge

scotch bonnet pepper? Abeg call am the names we sabi jare

Lordave:
Yam and custard?

Isn't that a unbalanced diet

I prefer real akamo to that thing called custard

Never tasted this. I distaste water yam eh

OP! This isn't a common street food in Nigeria because I've never heard of it before.

Love it more when u use water yam to make ifokore

Lordave:
Yam and custard?

Isn't that a unbalanced diet

They will balance and incooperate with one another when they get to the tummy Stomach

Love it

If e no be akara, forget it

I miss eating ojojo. I always look out for it anytime am in Lagos. Yummy.

Why me?

fecta:
FTC
I dedicate this to
My family
My Friends
And my fellow Nairalanders whose mouth can't stop salivating at the sight of this beautiful delicacy.

Food is powerful it can make someone sell his birthright, Give a girl assurance and make a grown man with hairs on his chest spend the rest of his life in his mother's house.

Lol, it can make a grown man with hairs on his chest spend the rest of his life in his mother's house

cyborg123:
Love it

Thanks

Thanks for sharing!

ZarahBuhari:
OP! This isn't a common street food in Nigeria because I've never heard of it before.

Then you don't go out often and maybe you're not a Yoruba.

Yoruba people have come again with their food..

vinegurl:


Then you don't go out often and maybe you're not a Yoruba.

Ain't Yoruba

dragnet:
scotch bonnet pepper?
Abeg call am the names we sabi jare

"Ata rodo", I thought many people are already familiar with the name, sorry about that

More pepper need to be added