Recipe: Yummy Egusi soup

Egusi soup. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup. In my few years as a food blogger and Nigerian food lover, I have learned that different recipes exist across different Nigerian ethnic groups. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds.

Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor. If you can't find Egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds. Any combination of crab, shrimp and smoked fish can be used in place of. You can have Egusi soup using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

1. Prepare 3 cups of egusi.
2. You need 1 of cksp palmoil.
3. You need 1 cup of yellow garri.
4. It's of Salt.
5. It's 2 of Smoked fish.
6. You need Handful of vegetable(ugu).
7. It's 2 of cksp crayfish.
8. It's 5 of fresh yellow pepper.
9. It's 2 of knorr seasoning.
10. Prepare 1 of onion.
11. Prepare 1 handful of achi.

Egusi Soup is a finger-licking good Nigerian soup made with a white variety of pumpkin seeds. It is spicy, nutty with exotic African flavors! See the video below on how to make Egusi Soup. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables.

Egusi soup step by step

1. Blend the egusi with achi..
2. Wash and remove the bones and dirts from the smoked fish..
3. Fry the egusi and achi with palmoil for 3mins stirring it as the frying is going on..
4. Pour in water and cover the soup to boil for 5minutes..
5. Wash the vegetables with salt and cut it..
6. Put the crayfish,salt,pepper and knorr seasoning.cover it to boil for 5 more minutes..
7. Then put the vegetable,but not boil for too long at least 2minutes..
8. Boil 2 cups of water and pour in a container,gradually pour the garri inside..
9. Allow it to cool for 3minutes and turn with a stirring.fold very well..

Find out how to cook egusi soup with this egusi soup recipe. Egusi Soup is a rich and savory West African soup made with ground melon seeds (egusi seeds) and eaten with fufu dishes. Egusi Soup - Nigerian Melon Seed Stew. Quick, easy and healthier Egusi soup, made with lots of spinach. Egusi, or melon seeds, is a staple ingredient in many West African dishes and makes a great thickening base for soups and stews.