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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by asumo12: 7:20pm On Sep 09, 2015
tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week. embarassed


shocked

Egusisoup...



See the one I ate on sunday not egusi tho

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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Bangx(m): 7:22pm On Sep 09, 2015
Why una con dey make me hungry now?
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 7:26pm On Sep 09, 2015
tchidi:


Gracias! embarassed smiley



I like you too! kiss kiss

Make I no even quote cococandy, I no get power! embarassed embarassed

I don't like you angry

I am going to ask my mummy to send me egusi powder tongue

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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by chomygolden(f): 7:32pm On Sep 09, 2015
NinaArsenal:
Tonto Dike come and learn how to cook in Nairaland. LOL, thank God I sabi cook ooo cheesy
mumu!!!
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by solonazzy: 7:34pm On Sep 09, 2015
Hw correct is Dis guy's method.... After eating so so stew for 5 years in Sch n presently doin same nw in service I think I deserve to kno hw to prepare Dis.... N all d gfs wey i Don get selfish.... Dey'll never teach me hw to, to always hold me at bay
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by aalangel(f): 7:34pm On Sep 09, 2015
Just came to look at pictures and I'm satisfied.
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by gidjah(m): 7:38pm On Sep 09, 2015
Pls contact JUMIA for your already made Egusi soup!pay after delivery at your door step !
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by gidjah(m): 7:39pm On Sep 09, 2015
I can do better than this,trust me wallahi
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by ddjay: 7:39pm On Sep 09, 2015
tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week. embarassed
chai,i will marry this.oya wedding day is Saturday (next tomorrow).better show
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by valoish: 7:42pm On Sep 09, 2015
Good..... Though, u can also use an unprocessed bitterleaf which has more nutrients, by slicing it n cover it to boil for ten to fifteen minutes before adding other ingredients to d soup...n u will observed dat d bitterness will be reduced to d barest minimum...
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by NinaArsenal(f): 7:50pm On Sep 09, 2015
chomygolden:
mumu!!!
lmao E pain you? Am in a good mood.
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by shilz(f): 7:56pm On Sep 09, 2015
Egusi soup can also b made with g/veg oil..
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by safarigirl(f): 8:09pm On Sep 09, 2015
Egusi is my favorite soup, but it makes me purge at times. I don't fry though, frying egusi tastes better, but I no fit. Beans is just the best grin
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by onimcee1(m): 8:10pm On Sep 09, 2015
Curry 4 egusi soup, u must be kidding me...
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by engrhorla(m): 8:11pm On Sep 09, 2015
tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week. embarassed

If d egusi I am making now no come out like dis, I go pour am away ooo

Dis intimidation too much but am comforted by my Alma mata anthem..intimidation, we condole not (LAUTECH)
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 8:21pm On Sep 09, 2015
tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week. embarassed

Can I have some? smiley..

Some of the ones above look too red and oily. Egusi soup shouldn't be cooked with lots of oil. I prefer it served in a separate dish without the eba. It's unsightly seeing an eba covered in red oil with some grubby nyamanya fingers on it.
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 8:24pm On Sep 09, 2015
chomygolden:
mumu!!!


Are you tonto dike??
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 8:25pm On Sep 09, 2015
gbosaa:


Can I have some? smiley..

Some of the ones above look too red and oily. Egusi soup shouldn't be cooked with lots of oil. I prefer it served in a separate dish without the eba. It's unsightly seeing an eba covered in red oil with some grubby nyamanya fingers on it.

I'm not an 'oil' fan, so I try to use as little as possible, even in my stew! embarassed
However, I'm guilty of soup+eba in a plate but that's just cos I'm too lazy to do the dishes. grin
@engrhorla, no throw am o! grin
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 8:32pm On Sep 09, 2015
wink
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Asito(m): 8:51pm On Sep 09, 2015
HungerBAD:
Following.

This girl Yanga don too much sef, so make i learn am here.
lmao this guy sha. Thanks rosy for sharing this funny bone's comment. I don laf die. See his monciker na. E rhyme with the thread grin
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by mecussey(m): 9:01pm On Sep 09, 2015
Catalyst007:
Egusi, otherwise known as Pumpkin Seed or
Melon, is most common in West Africa.


Egusi soup is a type of soup thickened with
ground Egusi i.e. after the dried melon seeds
must have been peeled and powdered in a
grinding engine (usually a hand-operated one).


INGREDIENTS & PREPARATION:

Though the styles of preparing this delicacy may
differ from home to home or different geo-
political regions, the components required to
cook this meal are the same. They are: Meat
and/or Fish, Ground Egusi, Palm (red) Oil, Salt,
Maggi (preferably Know cubes), Stock Fish
(optional), Green Vegetables (Ugu, Spinach or
processed bitterleaf), Onions, Seasoning (Onga &
curry powder), Water, Dawa-Dawa a.k.a Locust
Bean (optional), Pepper (fresh or dried), Crayfish
(recommended).



I am going to briefly tell you how I personally
prepare this soup.


WARNING: I am a guy, my method may not be the
best. Please refer to your Grand-Mother for more
advice (LOL) .


Since it doesn’t take long for this soup to be
prepared, I first season and boil the meat &
stock-fish, to soften them.


Next, empty the meat & stock-fish into a
container so that the cooking pot is empty. Then
dry the pot and pour in the appropriate amount
of Palm Oil. When hot, pour in the fish and fry it
(i.e. if you are using Iced-Fish). After frying the
fish, take them out of the oil into a plate; they’ll
be re-united with the soup later. If you’re using
meat only, it’s not advisable to fry it; you can do
that when cooking stew.



Now that you’re done with the meat or fish, fry
the onions and the powdered Egusi for just 1
minute (Egusi gets burnt easily). Add a little salt
(while still frying the egusi and onions), then, stir
it constantly and do not fry it at the highest level
of your stove or gas-cooker! Infact, the other
method of cooking Egusi soup does not involve
frying it, so just do it mildly. Pour water to it
immediately the 1 minute frying is done.



Make sure the amount of water you just poured
in gives a fairly thick mixture (not too thick nor
watery). Add your Maggi, pepper, seasoning,
cray-fish, dawa-dawa (remember, it’s optional),
then pour in the fried fish and/or meat & stock-
fish, then cover the pot and allow it to boil for
like 5 minutes or so (Egusi soup should not take
too much time cooking). Next, add a little more
water if necessary, then check the level of salt,
seasoning and pepper and add more of them as
required. Allow for another 1 minute.



Finally, put in your chopped vegetable(s) and
turn-off the stove or cooker after 30 seconds of
doing that. This is so the vegetables don’t turn
yellow. The whole process should take roughly
about 15 minutes, and you have a steaming and
mouth-watering, aroma-ridden pot of delicious
Egusi soup ready to be devoured! Serve it with
any of these: Akpu (called Santa by most
students), Garri, Pounded-Yam , Tuwo (made from
powdered corn), Semovita or Amala (made from
yam peels that is dried and ground).



How do you prepare your Egusi soup? We’d love
to know. Drop your comments below.


Also, which of these do you prefer to accompany
your Egusi soup: Akpu, Garri, Amala, Semovita,
Pounded-Yam or Tuwo? Feel free to share and,
see you next time. Gotta go chow…


SOURCE::: http://onlineshopping-productreviews..nl/2015/09/nigerian-foods-egusi-soup-how-to-cook.html

Bro...next time dont use vegetables, just use Oziza leaf...men u go bite ur finger, the aroma alone can cause accident on the road.
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Yeske2(m): 9:02pm On Sep 09, 2015
onimcee1:
Curry 4 egusi soup, u must be kidding me...
I also saw that too and had been wondering what he was trying to cook.

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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by orgasm(m): 9:37pm On Sep 09, 2015
U tried but...
1. Curry for Egusi? Nope.
2. Knorr , seasoning and adding dawa dawa is an over kill and will give the soup a sharp salty taste. Is either Knorr or dawa dawa or some sort of seasoning.
3. What happened to the stock (water for cooking meat,stock fish)? That the water u should use.
4. Finally, cooking for only 15mins? That egusi soup no done(undone egusi dey purge) and u will miss out on the real taste.

...Shrimps are actually delicacies in Egusi soup

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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by mizcalvina(f): 9:54pm On Sep 09, 2015
Awww seeing this makes me miss naija the more embarassed embarassed embarassed
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Sleekbaby(f): 10:03pm On Sep 09, 2015
Egwusi is not pumpkin seed, pumpkin seed is different, is way bigger than egwusi seed, u can cook it n eat like dt.

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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Jonwesley(m): 10:09pm On Sep 09, 2015
Sleekbaby:
Egwusi is not pumpkin seed, pumpkin seed is different, is way bigger than egwusi seed, u can cook it n eat like dt.

You took these words from my mouth. Are you a spirit? Thank goodness for noting the error
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Sleekbaby(f): 10:13pm On Sep 09, 2015
Jonwesley:


You took these words from my mouth. Are you a spirit? Thank goodness for noting the error

Dear immediately I saw dt pumpkin seed I said no way, I know pumpkin seed n hv tasted it b4.
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by andresia(m): 10:26pm On Sep 09, 2015
tchidi:


Ugu....

tchidi, pls pm me your recipe for this egusi and the okro soup.

tnx a bunch dear
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by ladygudhead(f): 10:51pm On Sep 09, 2015
#teambeans undecided
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by rezzy: 10:57pm On Sep 09, 2015
tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week. embarassed

I tried your method on Saturday , it was yummy and I love the aroma. Thanks

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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by greall12(m): 11:58pm On Sep 09, 2015
Hmm Yummy Yummy I take it with ground rice.
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 12:20am On Sep 10, 2015
You can make egusi soup without frying the egusi. Tastes just fine.

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