{"id":81,"slug":"amala-yoruba-yam-swallow","title":"Amala (Yoruba Yam Swallow)","description":"Àmàlà is a preparation native to the Yoruba people of Nigeria. It is made out of yam flour, cassava flour, and/or unripe plantain flour. It can be served with a variety of soups, such as efo riro, okro (ila), ewedu soup, ogbono, or gbegiri (black-eyed beans soup).","ingredients_raw":["1 liter water","2 milk tins of yam flour"],"ingredients_norm":["water","milk tins of yam flour"],"steps":["Heat water in a pot and bring to boil.","Gradually stir in the yam flour, mixing continuously to avoid lumps. You should get a smooth paste or dough.","Adjust the amount of water or yam flour to get your desired consistency.","Stir well, cover, and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes.","Serve with soups."],"categories":["Swallow recipes","Recipes for swallows","Recipes using yam flour"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Amala_(Yoruba_Yam_Swallow)","source_ref":"4518746","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Amala_(Yoruba_Yam_Swallow)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"c045e851ce94fb9b810c658545ff661afd6ddd6a9a2d98fa83bce22ff1990850","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:13Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:13Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/amala-yoruba-yam-swallow"}