How to Quick At Home Egusi soup

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Egusi soup. This soup is native to West Africa (Nigeria) and many of my American as well as Nigerian friends have enjoyed it. It is a great soup for those who like to try something different every once in a while. Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor.

It is known as Miyan Gushi in Hausa, Ofe Egusi in Igbo and Efo Elegusi in Yoruba.

Nigerian Egusi Soup (Caking Method) [Video] Egusi is a West African name for the seeds of plants like squash, melons, and gourds that, when dried and ground become a staple ingredient in many West African dishes.

Particularly, in Nigerian culture, egusi is a popular with pounded yam.

You can have Egusi soup using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

1. You need 4 cups of grounded melon.

2. You need of Kpanla fish and kpomo(Fresh Stockfish).

3. You need 1 sachet of Onga classic seasoning powder.

4. Prepare of I big Native seasoning(Ogiri Okpeyi).

5. It’s 100 g of washed Bitter leaf.

6. It’s 5 of large Red fresh pepper.

7. It’s 1 cup of Crayfish.

8. Prepare 1 of Seasoning cube(knorr).

9. You need of Salt.

10. You need 1 of large bulb Onions.

11. You need 1 of milk cup Red oil.

These seeds are rich in fat and protein, and add these essential nutrients into West African Cuisine.

Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground.

Furthermore, egusi soup is popular in Nigeria and it is best eaten with morsels or "swallow" as it's popularly called.

Egusi soup and pounded are top of the list.

Egusi soup step by step

1. Wash kpanla and kpomo and place in a clean pot. Add seasoning cube, Sliced Onions and salt,add one and half cup of water and cook for 5minutes.

2. Add Red oil to the fish and cook for 2minutes.

3. Grind fresh pepper together with native seasoning, onions and crayfish. Add the mixture to the fish and stir.

4. Add the Onga seasoning powder, stir. Cook for 5minutes.

5. Add grounded melon to the soup without stirring and leave for 3minutes. Then stir to make melon seed visible and cook for another 3minutes.

6. Add already washed and cut bitter leaf to the soup and stir. Cook for 3minutes and bring down..

7. Serve with pounded yam or garri..

8. .

Perfect food marriage the universe has ever brought together.

We have other types of soups too (you can check it out here).

Egusi soup is very easy to make in varied preferences.

Egusi soup is one of the most elaborate dishes in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa.

It is named after the key ingredient, egusi, ground melon seeds.