• 2 cups mashed yams, or mashed white potatoes
• 2 tablespoons grated onions
• ¾ cup melted palm oil
• 1 ripe tomato, peeled and diced (optional)
• 6 hard-boiled eggs
• salt and pepper to taste

Boil yams or potatoes, then mash smoothly with a fork; or prepare the instant mashed potatoes using directions on package, but using water instead of milk. Prepare gravy in a saucepan by frying onions and seasoning in palm oil. Add tomatoes if desired. Remove from heat. Mash the yolks from two of the hard-boiled eggs, and stir into gravy. Stir gravy into mashed yams and mix well until the colour is even. Empty the oto into a bowl and decorate with remaining whole eggs.