date: 2020-09-02T12:37:39.084Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/1a29f5f17c64a345/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/1a29f5f17c64a345/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/1a29f5f17c64a345/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Jeremiah Cruz ratingvalue: 4.6 reviewcount: 14406 recipeingredient: - " Yam" - " Egusi" - "leaves Ugu" - " Offal" - " Kpomo" - " Chicken parts" - " Stock fish" - " Dried fish" - " Cray fish" - " Grated scotch bonnets and onion" - " Chili flakes" - " Palm oil" - " Onions" - " Seasonings" recipeinstructions: - "For the pounded yam: feel wash and cut the yam pour to a pot and add water topping the yam with it cook until soft. Then pound it using mortar and pestle.till soft and no lumps." - "For the soup: wash the offal, kpomo and add to a pot then set on heat cook for 30 mns then remove from heat and drain the water, put it back to the pot and add water set on heat again add the stock fish (soaked) and the dried fish (soaked) add in, chicken parts add in grated scotch bonnets and onion? add in seasoning add garlic add in palm oil and chili flake." - "Keep cooking when it is almost done add the uguu leave use motto to pound egusi together with onions and add to the soup cook for few more minutes." categories: - Recipe tags: - pounded - yam - with katakunci: pounded yam with nutrition: 143 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT24M" cooktime: "PT47M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it's me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, pounded yam with egusi soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. 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. Pounded yam is one of the many yam recipes in Nigeria. it is very delicious and also very popular. Pounded yam with egusi soup is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It's enjoyed by millions daily. It's easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They're fine and they look wonderful. Pounded yam with egusi soup is something which I have loved my entire life. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook pounded yam with egusi soup using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam with egusi soup: 1. Make ready Yam 1. Make ready Egusi 1. Make ready leaves Ugu 1. Prepare Offal 1. Take Kpomo 1. Get Chicken parts 1. Make ready Stock fish 1. Prepare Dried fish 1. Take Cray fish 1. Prepare Grated scotch bonnets and onion 1. Get Chili flakes 1. Prepare Palm oil 1. Prepare Onions 1. Make ready Seasonings 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. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. ##### Instructions to make Pounded yam with egusi soup: 1. For the pounded yam: feel wash and cut the yam pour to a pot and add water topping the yam with it cook until soft. Then pound it using mortar and pestle.till soft and no lumps. 1. For the soup: wash the offal, kpomo and add to a pot then set on heat cook for 30 mns then remove from heat and drain the water, put it back to the pot and add water set on heat again add the stock fish (soaked) and the dried fish (soaked) add in, chicken parts add in grated scotch bonnets and onion? add in seasoning add garlic add in palm oil and chili flake. 1. Keep cooking when it is almost done add the uguu leave use motto to pound egusi together with onions and add to the soup cook for few more minutes. Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, can be substituted and are available in Latin American grocery stores. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. Find out how to cook egusi soup with this It is one of the most popular soups prepared by most tribes in Nigeria with considerable variation and often eaten with dishes like Pounded Yams. All Nigerian soups can be served with Eba (Garri), Agidi, Amala, Semolina, Tuwo Shinkafa, Pounded Yam and Most Nigerian soups are low carb because they are mostly prepared with vegetables, meat and fish. This is a special Egusi Soup for those who do not like Egusi Soup prepared the usual way. So that is going to wrap this up for this special food pounded yam with egusi soup recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I am sure that you will make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!