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tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week.

Egusisoup...



See the one I ate on sunday not egusi tho

Why una con dey make me hungry now?

tchidi:
Gracias!



I like you too!

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

I don't like you

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

NinaArsenal:
Tonto Dike come and learn how to cook in Nairaland. LOL, thank God I sabi cook ooo

mumu!!!

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

Just came to look at pictures and I'm satisfied.

Pls contact JUMIA for your already made Egusi soup!pay after delivery at your door step !

I can do better than this,trust me wallahi

tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week.

chai,i will marry this.oya wedding day is Saturday (next tomorrow).better show

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...

chomygolden:
mumu!!!

lmao E pain you? Am in a good mood.

Egusi soup can also b made with g/veg oil..

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

Curry 4 egusi soup, u must be kidding me...

tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week.

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)

tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week.

Can I have some? ..

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.

chomygolden:
mumu!!!

Are you tonto dike??

gbosaa:
Can I have some? ..

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!
However, I'm guilty of soup+eba in a plate but that's just cos I'm too lazy to do the dishes.
@engrhorla, no throw am o!

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

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.

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.

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

Awww seeing this makes me miss naija the more

Egwusi is not pumpkin seed, pumpkin seed is different, is way bigger than egwusi seed, u can cook it n eat like dt.

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

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.

tchidi:
Ugu....

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

tnx a bunch dear

#teambeans

tchidi:
Here's mine....made this last week.

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

Hmm Yummy Yummy I take it with ground rice.

You can make egusi soup without frying the egusi. Tastes just fine.