Pounded yam and egusi soup. Learn how to make Nigeria's most popular soup Egusi. 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.
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.
You can cook Pounded yam and egusi soup using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Pounded yam and egusi soup
- You need of Yam.
- It's of Ugu.
- It's of Egusi.
- You need of Pepper.
- Prepare of Onions.
- You need of Spices.
- You need of Red oil.
- It's of Meat/fish.
Pounded yam is one of the many yam recipes in Nigeria. it is very delicious and also very popular. I like it best when it is served with egusi soup. Most folks outside the shores of Nigeria are yet to completely grasp the idea behind pounding yam. Melon soup also known as egusi soup is a popular soup recipe in the Western part of Africa.
Pounded yam and egusi soup step by step
- Peel yam and boil till soft.
- Boil meat.
- Wash and cut ugu leaf.
- Wash and blend pepper and onions.
- Pound yam with motor and pestle till soft and wrap immediately.
- Heat red oil and add meat in then add the egusi and stir.
- Add little water and spices to taste.
- Put the ugu leaf.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
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. Nigerian Soups are those special sauces that accompany the major Nigerian food commonly known as Fufu. Fufu is a generic name for food you swallow All other soups not mentioned above are low carb Nigerian Soups. Watch out, some may be high in fat.
