Pounded yam and egusi soup

Name: Pounded yam and egusi soup
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: Yam; Salt; Sugar; Water; Egusi seed powder; Red oil; Spices; Seasonings; Grated onion and red pepper; Spring onion; Veg leaves of ur choice; Stock meat

Haleema Waxeerie @cook_14664827

Sokoto state

#team6lunch. Pounded yam is one of the many yam recipes in Nigeria. It is very delicious and also very popular. My family like it best when it is served with egusi soup 🍲😋 enjoy the richness in egusi seed as it helps to improve appetite, helps in digestion, prevent malnutrition and also improves vision among others 😃 Enjoy 😉

Haleema Waxeerie @cook_14664827

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Ingredients

Yam
Salt
Sugar
Water
Egusi soup
Egusi seed powder
Red oil
Spices
Seasonings
Grated onion and red pepper
Spring onion
Veg leaves of ur choice
Stock meat

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Steps

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For the pounded yam: peel the yam and cut into medium size. Wash and settle in a cooking pot. Add water to cover the. yam and add salt and sugar to balance the taste. Boil for about 15-20 mins and turn off the heat, be sure that the water is not completely dried because you will need them while pounding
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Pick with a fork and transfer in to mortar and go ahead and pound wit pestle. Pound until the yam are seedless and can easily be molded, you can add warm water(preferably used water from boiling the yam) and pound until u have a smooth soft pounded yam.
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You can mold as you wish but i use plastic containers wit little vegetable oil inside. Fill the container with the pounded yam and gently pull out to achieve the desired shape.
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For the egusi soup: place the red oil in a clean pot and add little grated onion, let it saute for some second and add the grated red pepper and onion. Fry until it change the colour and add egusi powder, turn continuously until the aroma start knocking ur nose😃.
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Add spices, seasonings, spring onion and stock meat
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Turn well and cover for 15 minutes while stirring occasionally. Add sliced vegetable leaves of ur choice
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Let it cook for some minutes and serve
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It's oll about team6😃 enjoy 🥰🥰