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 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Pounded yam and egusi soup
- It's of Yam.
- Prepare of Egusi.
- You need leaves of Ugu.
- You need of Palm oil.
- Prepare of Chicken.
- Prepare of Stock fish.
- It's of Fish(scumbia).
- Prepare of Ganda(kpomo).
- You need of Salt.
- Prepare of Fresh Pepper.
- Prepare of Fresh tomatoes.
- You need of Onions.
- Prepare of Maggi.
- Prepare of Thyme.
- Prepare of Curry.
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
- Boil your until yam and pound it. Then put in a nylon and keep..
- Steam your chicken. Season it with Maggi, thyme and curry. Then add ur fish, kanda and stock fish and also steam them together. When it is soft, keep the stock aside..
- Get a clean pot and pour palm oil. Put ur grounded egusi and fry. Keep stirring for five minutes. Then put ur chicken stock(the chicken, kanda and stock fish u steamed). Pound ur fresh pepper, tomatoes and onions. Pour it into d soup. Add ur Maggi and salt. Allow to boil for 10 minutes..
- After it has boiled and gotten thick. Then add ur ugu leaves(make sure that it is already shredded or cut). Then allow it for 2 minutes. Then turn off ur heat and ur delicious egusi soup is ready. U can eat with garri, tuwo and pounded yam. But I made this with pounded yam. 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.
