Grandpa’s Secret Ghanaian Ampesi Recipe | Healthy & Affordable!

yam

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potatoes offer a similar texture and flavor with added nutrients.

plantains

🥗Healthier: bananas

💰Cheaper: cooking bananas

Cooking bananas can be more accessible while providing a similar taste.

Wash the coco yam thoroughly and place it in a pot.

Pour enough water to cover the coco yam and add some salt.

Set it on a cold pot fire and cover with a plantain leaf to cook.

Add the habanero pepper to the pot to boil along with the coco yam.

Once the pepper is soft, remove it and place it in a bowl.

Slice some onions onto the pepper and begin grinding.

Add a bit of salt to taste and continue grinding.

Lightly roast the tomatoes on a charcoal fire and toast the mimmon as well.

Add the roasted tomatoes to the ground pepper mixture.

Pour some palm oil into a pot and heat it, then slice in some onions and fry briefly.

Take it off the fire and pour the hot oil with onions into the pepper mixture, mixing everything together.

Add the warm smoked mackerel and mix thoroughly.

Slice in some fresh onions and tomatoes on top as garnish.

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