HOW TO MAKE LOCAL EGUSI SOUP | NIGERIAN SOUP RECIPE

egusi (melon seeds)

🥗Healthier: ground pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: ground sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are often more accessible and affordable while providing a similar texture.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil offers a healthier fat profile, while vegetable oil is usually less expensive.

dried fish

🥗Healthier: smoked turkey

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Smoked turkey is lower in sodium and provides a different flavor, while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

bitter leaf

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale provides similar nutritional benefits and is often easier to find.

Mix blended egusi with salt, onions, and water to form a mixture.

Cook goat meat, cow assorted, and cow skin with stock cubes, ginger and garlic powder, dry chilli pepper, and salt until tender.

Add stock fish, locust beans, crayfish, chopped onions, and habanero pepper to the pot.

Incorporate the egusi mixture and cook until well combined.

Finish with pumpkin leaf and serve hot.

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