Pounded yam with pumpkin 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. Yam - The type of Yam we use is commonly referred to as puna yam, true yam or African yam. It has a dark brown rough skin with off-white flesh.
This is a good pumpkin soup recipe.
To the person who wanted to know if sausage could be added.
Definitely add some, if you would like.
You can cook Pounded yam with pumpkin soup using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Pounded yam with pumpkin soup
- You need 1 of big fresh yam.
- You need 5 of fresh pepper (tattasai).
- You need 4 of fresh tomatoes.
- It's 3 of small fresh pepper (attarugu).
- Prepare 1/2 of size of small pumpkin.
- You need Half of tin of palm oil.
- You need Half of tin of groundnut oil.
- It's 5 cubes of seosening of your choice (I add maggie star).
- It's 100 gram of Vegetable of your choise.
- Prepare Half of spoon of salt for taste.
- You need 2 cups of water.
- You need 1 of big size of onion.
- You need of Fresh ram meat.
Egusi soup is popular in Western Africa. The soup is thickened with ground melon, gourd, or squash seeds. Look for the seeds in African or International grocery stores. Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, can be substituted and are available in Latin American grocery stores.
Pounded yam with pumpkin soup step by step
- Cut your yam soak in water and wash.
- Add a little salt cook it for 10 minutes (depends on how soft the yam is).
- Add palm oil and groundnut oil stir and cook for 5 minutes, add your cooked meat and pumpkin, add 2 cups of water stir well, cook for 5 minutes, then add vegetables and smashed onions, cook for 2 to 3 minutes, your soup is ready to be served..
- Now remove it from heat, put in a motor or food processor grind it with hot water until very smooth, wrap in a nylon and serve with any soup of your choice.
- For pumpkin soup wash your meat add in a little hot water cut the pumpkin wash them and add.
- Add onions, spices, Maggie star, cooke until its done.
- Now remove the pumpkin add to a separate bowl smash them and set a side.
- Grind the tomatoes, pepper (tattasai da tarugu), add palm oil and groundnut oil stir well, cook for 5 minutes then add the smashed pumpkin and the meat add the remaining seosening, add 2 cups of water cook for another 5 minutes, now add your chopped clean vegetables and smashed onions let it set for 2 minutes and your soup is ready to be served enjoy..
This pounded yam is *THE* real deal. Wholesome yams made from scratch using a food processor. You can get some of the effect of their thickening power by doubling the amount of okra. This is a classic, easy pumpkin soup made with fresh pumpkin that is very fast to make. Thick, creamy and full of flavour, this is THE pumpkin Pumpkin - Peeled and chopped into large chunks (or purchase it pre-cut).
