Ashanti Chicken Recipe from Ghana with Yams, Onion, Tomato, Parsley, and Mint

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken , 2-3 lb, deboned
• 1 lb yams (or potatoes , or sweet potatoes ), peeled and cut into quarters
• 1 lb chicken meat , white or dark (no bones)
• cooking oil for frying chicken
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 1 tomato , chopped (or a spoonful of tomato paste or tomato sauce )
• a handful of parsley , chopped
• a few mint leaves, chopped
• salt and black pepper , to taste