How To Perfectly Fry Yam | Crispy Nigerian Fried Yam Chips Recipe

I share with you how to fry yam just like your street vendor’s own, very crispy and trust me, you are going to love the outcome as well.

If you are new to my blog, hello this is the online cook and I would love you to be part of the amazing community on this blog.

Before I proceed with the list of ingredients, I would like to use this opportunity to thank all my returning readers and new foodie members.

Thank you for always visiting this blog, reading and sharing my recipes. You are truly amazing.

Now, join me on a delicious journey of exploring Nigeria’s iconic fried yam and its crunchy goodness.

Firstly, I will start by listing the ingredients for crispy Nigerian Fried yam.

Ingredients for Crispy Nigerian Fried Yam Chips

Yam (2kg)
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp turmeric powder (optional)
4 cups cooking oil

I love to use puna yam for this because it naturally sweet.

You can also use other types of yam apart from water yam.

Turmeric powder is a spice used to add an attractive yellow colour to food.

For this recipe, turmeric powder is used to achieve a nice yellow colour instead of artificial food colouring.

So, come along as I show you how to use to the above ingredients to make fried yam.

How To Make Fried Yam Crispy – Street style

Here is a detailed explanation of the steps to follow in order to make delicious fried yam.

Cut the yam into appropriate sizes that your hand can handle
Get a tray of a basket
Peel the brown skin off the yam into the tray or basket- watch how to peel yam here.
Dispose the yam skin
Cut the yam edible yam into your preferred sizes.
After peeling the yam, it is time to properly clean the yam slices.
Fill a big bowl with water
Pour all the yam slices into the water and gently clean with hands.
Scoop them out into another clean bowl
Dispose the water used and repeat the process the second time.
Transfer the clean yam slices into another bowl
Add 1 tbsp salt and enough water to cover the yams
Pour 2 tbsp turmeric powder
Mix well to make sure turmeric dissolves well
Set aside for 15 – 20 minutes
After 20 minutes, scoop the yam from the turmeric water into a basket to drain excess water
Now it is time for deep frying
Place a frying pan suitable for deep frying in the cooker
Set the cooker the high heat
Pour enough oil into the pan and wait for 2-3 minutes or more till it is hot – I would be generous with the quantity of cooking oil because the yams will be deep fried.
Put on yam slice into the oil to test its hotness. – If it starts frying immediately, then the oil is hot enough.
Scoop a sizable quantity of yam into the cooking oil – try not to put too much so that the pan will not be over-crowded.
Fry the first side for 5 minutes
Then turn the yams so that the other side and fry for 2 minutes.
It is common to see some of the yams skin a little swollen while frying.
After frying for a total of 7 minutes, remove from the hot oil and transfer into a basket to drain excess oil.
Repeat this process until all the yam is fried.