Pounded yam and egusi soup. Pounded Yam is a staple in many West African homes, but it is not usually eaten by itself, it is often paired with many delicious African soups, and stews. Other food in the swallow group includes fufu - made from cassava flour, Eba, Amala, and more. Egusi soup is popular in Western Africa.
Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, can be substituted and are available in Latin American grocery stores.
Learn how to make Nigeria's most popular soup Egusi.
Peel, wash and boil yam till its well cooked, pound, mold into balls and set aside.
You can cook Pounded yam and egusi soup using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Pounded yam and egusi soup
- It's of Yam.
- It's of Soup.
- You need leaves of Ugwu.
- You need of Egusi.
- It's of Tattase.
- You need of Onion.
- You need of Pomo.
- Prepare of Meat.
- It's cubes of Maggi.
- Prepare of Salt.
- It's of Stock fish.
Melon soup also known as egusi soup is a popular soup recipe in the Western part of Africa. This soup is best served with pounded yam, fufu or eba. Egusi soup and pounded yam is such a mouthwatering and appetising dish to behold. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup.
Pounded yam and egusi soup step by step
- Cut the yam into smaller cubes and blend. Pour into pot and leave for like 20-25mins to cook under supervision. Put it down when it becomes thick and cooked..
- Wash ugwu leaves and cut..
- Fry tattase and onion in a pot, add the egusi and fry. Put some water and add ur spices,cooked pomo,stock fish and meat,and leave to boil..
- Add ur ugwu leaves and leave to till fully cooked..
In my few years as a food blogger and Nigerian food lover, I have learned that different recipes exist across different Nigerian ethnic groups. Pounded yam and egusi don dey hungry me naw. There's nothing quite like egusi soup. Almost every family has their own variation of this truly Nigerian dish - try ours for a guaranteed winner! Using a spoon, scoop up the egusi and place in the pot of.
