Ojojo pronounced ‘Or-jor-jor’ is a snack made from grated water yams. Its native to the yorubas in the western part of nigeria especially the Ijebu people in Ogun state. Sometimes, it’s called wateryam fritters cos when grated, it looks like fritters.
My first attempt at making this dish was horrible. I made Use of Old yam (yam that has stayed for over 3 months after harvesting ) and by the time I was done grating, the whole grated fritters had turned Brown which was a total waste and had to be thrown away. I never knew how difficult finding water yams was either till I decided to make this dish the second time. I actually went to three different markets before I could find ‘The Very last tuber’ of water yam which was sold to me way past the normal amount. This dish is easy to prepare and can be spiced in different ways as shown below.
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| This was what happened when i used old yam. The color changed in a very dramatic way…lol! |
Ojojo - Water Yam Balls
Ojojo pronounced 'Or-jor-jor' is a snack made from grated water yams. It's native to the Yorubas in the western part of Nigeria, especially the Ijebu people in Ogun state. Sometimes, it's called water yam fritters cos when grated, it looks like fritters. My first attempt at making this dish was horrible. I made use of Old yam (yam that has stayed for over 3 months after harvesting ) and by the time I was done grating, the whole grated fritters had turned Brown which was a total waste and had to be thrown away. I never knew how difficult finding water yams was either till I decided to make this dish the second time. I actually went to three different markets before I could find 'The very last tuber' of water yam which was sold to me way past the normal amount. This dish is easy to prepare and can be spiced in different ways as shown below.
Ingredients
- • 650g Water yam
- • 1 tsp. Chili Pepper (ground)/ 2 Red scotch bonnet pepper(Ata rodo) ,diced
- • 1/2 Red Onion, diced
- • 1 Seasoning cube -optional
- • Salt to taste
Instructions
Step 1: Slice and peel the skin off the yam
Step 2: Wash the yams and cut them into chunks. With a grater, grate the yam slices. You'd notice the Slimy texture of the grated yam
Sep 3: Add the powdered chili or scotch bonnet, onion, salt, garlic, and crushed seasoning. Mix thoroughly with a spoon.
Step 4: Heat the Oil till Hot. Scoop spoons full of the grated water yam mix into the hot oil and deep fry till golden brown. Make sure the water yam soaks up the oil so the inner part would get done
Step 5: Drain on a paper towel and serve as a snack
21 comments
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Thanks shukurah!….I'm glad you like it 😀
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Awww!!! Thanks for the kind words dasola.*Hugs* 🙂
how do i distinguish between old and new yam?
Old yam is dry on the outside while New yam looks damp on the outside. Also Old yam is hard and has a sweet sugary taste while new yam is very soft and tastes waterlogged.
I love ojojo, actually miss eating it.
it sure is tasty 🙂
thanks so much, i have been a victim of buying just any kind of water yam for ojojo, i dint even know that ojojo cud have this clear colour…it looks more attractive… btw i just stumbled on your blog and i love it… well done darling
Awww!!! Thank you Anon 🙂
Good Work, Ojojo So Nutritious
it sure is, thanks Mary
Wow thanks I'll try it soon
Do let us know how it turns out.
Please can I use potato to make it, there is no Yam where I am and am craving for it
Yes you can use potato to make it but then it'd no longer be ojojo.
Can we use the normal yam?cos I remember my mum once improvised it for water yam.
Chai….whenever I wantu cook a meal for the first time and I don't know how to make it..I jst get the ingredients ready without worry because I know that when I type in ur site.i grab the method easily…great job ma'am..God bless u������
yes you can but it won't have the same feel and taste Arin.
Hahaha!!! Glad to have you here Anon :). God bless you too.