Egusi soup. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup. In my few years as a food blogger and Nigerian food lover, I have learned that different recipes exist across different Nigerian ethnic groups. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds.

Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor. If you can't find Egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds. Any combination of crab, shrimp and smoked fish can be used in place of. You can have Egusi soup using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

You need 1/2 cup of egusi.
You need 3 cube of maggi.
It's 1 of big smoked ice fish.
It's 2 bunch of pumpkin leaf(sliced).
It's 1 tablespoon of crayfish(ground).
Prepare of ５fresh pepper(blend).
Prepare 1 of onion bulb(blend).
Prepare 1/2 cup of palm oil.
It's to taste of salt.
Prepare of １/2 cup kpomo (chopped).

Egusi Soup is a finger-licking good Nigerian soup made with a white variety of pumpkin seeds. It is spicy, nutty with exotic African flavors! See the video below on how to make Egusi Soup. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables.

Egusi soup instructions

Get a neat pot place on heat add palm oil after 1 min add pepper and onion and stir.
Then add egusi stir mixture together for 2min then add little water..
Add maggi,salt,crayfish allow to boil for 4 min then wash kpomo and then add after 5 min wash fish and add stir together.
Then add vegetable after 2 min turn of heat..
It came out so delicious.Can be eaten with semo,eba,fufu..

Find out how to cook egusi soup with this egusi soup recipe. Egusi Soup is a rich and savory West African soup made with ground melon seeds (egusi seeds) and eaten with fufu dishes. Egusi Soup - Nigerian Melon Seed Stew. Quick, easy and healthier Egusi soup, made with lots of spinach. Egusi, or melon seeds, is a staple ingredient in many West African dishes and makes a great thickening base for soups and stews.