I have been craving for mom's fried yam for months. I've been looking for fresh yam for months as well. Correction..fresh and cheap yam. I just couldn't bring myself to buy one yam that cost 4 pounds (converted to almost Rm30 per yam lerrr...sim tia).
But my craving got the better of me. The yam was practically calling out to me, "Eat me...fry me....yum yum..", while I was at WingYip doing my Chinese grocery shopping.
Yam (1, approximately 0.7kg) = 4 pounds = ~Rm30
Frying whole morning = 30-45 minutes of basking myself in hot and smelly and oily fumes
Taste of home, and taste of mommy = PRICELESS
But my craving got the better of me. The yam was practically calling out to me, "Eat me...fry me....yum yum..", while I was at WingYip doing my Chinese grocery shopping.
Yam (1, approximately 0.7kg) = 4 pounds = ~Rm30
Frying whole morning = 30-45 minutes of basking myself in hot and smelly and oily fumes
Taste of home, and taste of mommy = PRICELESS
Recipe (what I remember from all those Sunday morning breakfasts in Mommy's kitchen):
Ingredients:
Yam, sliced not too thin, not too thick
Batter: Mix flour with cold tap water, enough flour and enough water to get a consistency gooey enough to coate the back of the spoon without being runny (try it yourself, you'll understand what I mean). Add salt to taste.
Method:
In a frying pan, heat enough oil to cover 1/3 of the depth of the pan.
Dip the sliced yam in the batter, lightly coating and fry till golden brown.
Serve with Lingham's chili sauce.
I was in heaven this morning.....the feeling of crispy crunchy batter with soft yam in my mouth...yummmmmyyyy
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