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catfish

🥗Healthier: tilapia

💰Cheaper: mackerel

Tilapia is lower in calories, while mackerel is more affordable.

yam

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: potato

Sweet potatoes are nutritious and potatoes are often less expensive.

utazi leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach provides a similar texture and flavor.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: none

Homemade blends can be healthier and more flavorful.

Start by adding goat meat and fresh chicken into a pot.

Add seasoning cubes and salt to the meat and mix to combine.

Cover the pot without adding water and cook for about 10 minutes to allow the meat to generate its own fluid.

Prepare the catfish by washing it with salt and hot water to remove the slime, then rinse with cold water and set aside.

After 10 minutes, the meat has generated its own fluid; add a little water to the pot and mix.

Add peeled yam to the pot and cover; cook for about 5 minutes.

Prepare the spices: break up Uda seeds and blend them with a little water until smooth, then set aside.

Blend the cooked yam with water until it becomes a smooth paste and set aside.

Add the blended spices, seasoning cubes, and salt to the pot with the meat and stir to combine.

Add the blended yam paste to the pot and mix well into the soup.

Stir occasionally to prevent the mixture from burning at the bottom.

Carefully add the washed catfish to the pot, ensuring it stays whole and doesn't break apart.

Cover the pot and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring gently to avoid scattering the fish.

Add fresh Utazi leaves to the soup for flavor, noting that it's optional but recommended.

Check the soup for salt and seasoning, adjusting as necessary.

Give a final stir to the soup, ensuring everything is well combined and cooked.

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