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bitter leaf

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach and kale provide similar nutrients and flavors.

cocoyam

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: regular potato

Sweet potato is nutritious and more accessible.

ground crayfish

🥗Healthier: dried shrimp

💰Cheaper: fish sauce

Dried shrimp offers a similar umami flavor.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier while vegetable oil is cost-effective.

Start by boiling the bitter leaf to reduce its bitterness, adding water to the pot.

Remove the leaves from the stems and place them in the pot to boil.

Rinse the other vegetables (uziza leaves, scent leaves, yellow habanero pepper, and onions) thoroughly with salt.

Blend the rinsed vegetables with about 2 cups of water until pureed.

Cook the snails in a pot with a tablespoon of onions, seasoning, and salt, adding about 2 cups of water to cover them.

Rinse the dried fish and prepare it for cooking.

Add the blended vegetable mixture to the pot with the snails.

Add the dried fish and crayfish to the pot.

Incorporate palm oil into the mixture.

Cover the pot and cook for about 10 minutes, checking for consistency.

Add ogiri to the soup for flavor.

Once the oil rises to the top, the soup is ready.

Prepare semolina separately, adding it to the pot to achieve desired consistency.

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