COOK 3 DIFFERENT NIGERIAN SOUPS IN UNDER 7 MINUTES | NIGERIAN SOUPS

ground melon seeds

🥗Healthier: ground sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: ground pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds provide similar texture with fewer calories.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil offers a similar flavor with a healthier profile.

leafy greens

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: spinach

Spinach is more accessible and provides similar nutrients.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: salt and pepper

Homemade blends can reduce sodium intake and enhance flavor.

Start by cooking goat meat in a pot without adding water, allowing it to release its juices.

Add stock fish, onions, and some pepper to the meat, then season with seasoning powder and salt, mixing well.

Cover the pot and cook the meat on low heat until done, then set aside.

In a separate pot, add meat stock and fresh pepper (ataro, red scotch bonnet, and yellow peppers).

Add palm oil, dry fish, and cooked snails to the pot with the meat stock.

Cover and allow everything to cook together.

Boil cocoyam until soft, then peel and blend it until smooth.

Add the blended cocoyam to the soup base to thicken it.

Add goat meat back into the soup base, along with crayfish powder, adjusting thickness with warm water if necessary.

For the first soup, add washed bitter leaves to the soup base and cook for a few minutes.

For the second soup, add brown uziza seeds to the soup base, then add sliced uziza leaves and mix well.

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