HOW TO MAKE WARRI BANGA SOUP | Easy Banga Soup Recipe

palm nut extract

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut milk offers a lighter option while vegetable oil is more accessible.

crayfish

🥗Healthier: dried shrimp

💰Cheaper: fish powder

Dried shrimp provides a similar umami flavor at a lower cost.

bitter leaf

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is easier to find and offers a similar texture.

meat

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often more affordable than beef.

Boil hot water and pour it into the banga paste to dissolve it, then let it sit.

Strain the dissolved banga paste into a pot, discarding the black substance (banga eye).

Blend ginger, garlic, onions, and hot pepper with some water until smooth, then add crayfish and blend for a second.

Add the blended mixture into the pot with the banga paste.

Rinse the blender with water and pour it into the pot to capture all the goodness.

Add banga spice to the pot.

Add Maggi Cube and more crayfish for flavor.

Stir the mixture to prevent burning at the bottom.

Add dry catfish, dry goat meat, and Pomo to the pot.

Add fresh catfish and periwinkle to the pot.

Season with salt to taste and stir, adjusting seasoning as needed.

Add the dry vegetable (b) to the pot, stirring it in.

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