Egusi soup

Name: Egusi soup
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 4 cups powdered egusi seeds; 2 cups palm oil; 8 bullion cubes; 1/2 kilo of meat; 3 medium Dry fish; Ponmo; Onions; Blended tomatoes and pepper; Locust beans; Salt

Hauwa Musa @aymats

Zaria

My sister sent me some egusi seed am not use to buying as its very expensive in my area. I made this mouth watering soup with it and accompanied it with pounded yam my family were excited even my kids that don't usually eat swallow enjoyed it

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Ingredients

4 cupspowdered egusi seeds
2 cupspalm oil
8bullion cubes
1/2kilo of meat
3medium Dry fish
Ponmo
Onions
Blended tomatoes and pepper
Locust beans
Salt

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Steps

1

Prepare your blended pepper locust beans, meat,ponmo and dryfish.
2

Place a pot over heat add palm oil to it heat for about 5 min add the locust beans and fry for 2 mins then add blended tomatoes
3

When you fry the tomatoes for about 10min add the dry fish bullion cubes and the beef, ponmo and stock add some water if necessary cover and allow to boil
4

Mix the egusi with little water to form a paste start scooping it with a spoon and drop it inside the pot cover and allow to boil
5

Add your bitter leaf allow to boil for about 10 min stir the soup well.
6

Serve with swallow of choice.I served mine with pounded yam