How to Cooking Delicious Egusi (melon soup) and semovita

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Egusi (melon soup) and semovita. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds. It is a staple in most West African home and it is an uncomplicated one pot meal that is often accompanied with swallows like Eba, Amala, Semovita, Pounded yam, Fufu, and the likes. Some hardcore like I am will even serve over Rice.

At first I was so worried cuz the egusi was all grainy, I then realised I needed to give it some time to cook.

Egusi (also known by variations including agusi, agushi) is the name for the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous plants (squash, melon, gourd), which after being dried and ground are used as a major ingredient in West African cuisine.

Authorities disagree whether the word is used more properly for the seeds of the colocynth, those of a particular large-seeded variety of the.

You can have Egusi (melon soup) and semovita using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Egusi (melon soup) and semovita

1. It’s of Egusi (melon seeds) grinded.

2. Prepare of Beef.

3. You need of Fresh pepper (blended).

4. You need of Onions (chopped).

5. You need of Palm oil.

6. It’s cubes of Seasoning.

7. You need of Salt.

8. It’s of Crayfish (grinded).

9. You need of Dried fish.

10. It’s of Stock fish.

11. You need of Pumpkin leaves (ugu) sliced.

Egusi Soup is also called melon soup because it is made from melons.

It is very rich in protein and natural fats.

Egusi soup can be consumed with most swallow meals including Eba (Garri), Semovita, Pounded Yam, Tuwo and Wheat.

It can also be spiced up with assorted meat oats, fish, crayfish, locust beans and other delicious ingredients.

Egusi (melon soup) and semovita instructions

1. Boil the beef with seasoning/ salt until soft and tender..

2. In separate pot, wash and boil the dried fish, stock fish with seasoning, add the fresh pepper. Cover and allow to boil..

3. Add the beef with the dried fish and stock fish, add palm oil, cover and allow to boil until the palm oil blends in..

4. In a bowl, pour the grinded melon seeds, cut some onions and mix together to form a thick paste..

5. Use a spoon, cut the egusi mixture into small portion and add to the pot, do not stir after putting, cover and allow to dissolve. After 10-15mins, if the egusi has dissolved, add the crayfish and washed pumpkin leaves. Stir together. Taste for seasoning, add if necessary..

6. Your Egusi soup is ready to be eaten with any swallow of your choice. Enjoy!!!.

Egusi soup is a very common soup among Nigerian's, it is the name the common name for plants like melon and guords.

Pour hot water over the dried fish and stockfish, wash and set aside.

Steps to cooking ogbono with lumpy egusi.

Wash the bush meat and boil in a pot with some water, a little palm oil, salt, seasoning cubes, chopped onions and ground pepper.

Allpow to to boil and then simmer until the dry bush meat begins to get tender.