Jamaican Hard Boiled Food In One Pot | How To Cook Boiled Dumpling With Yellow Yam and Green Banana

green bananas

🥗Healthier: plantains

💰Cheaper: regular bananas

Plantains are similar in texture and flavor.

yam

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potato

Sweet potatoes are nutritious and often cheaper.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Almond milk offers a lower-calorie option.

In a bowl, add 2 cups of flour and 3/4 cup of cornmeal, along with a little salt.

Mix the dry ingredients together using your hands.

Gradually add water to form the dough, ensuring it is not too soft or too dry.

Knead the dough for about 2 minutes, scraping the bowl to incorporate all the flour.

If the dough is too dry, sprinkle a little water on your palm and continue kneading.

Once kneaded, let the dough rest for about 5 minutes to develop gluten.

Wash the yellow yam and dry it before peeling.

Peel the green bananas, using oil on your hands to prevent staining.

Prepare a pot with enough water to cook the food and add a little salt.

Bring the water to a boil, then add the dumplings first, followed by the yam.

Cover the pot and let them cook for about 20 minutes.

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