Recipe: Tasty Egusi soup

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 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

1. It's of Grinded melon seed.
2. It's of Ugwu leaf.
3. It's of Uziza leaf.
4. It's of Snail.
5. You need of Smoked catfish.
6. You need of Pepper.
7. You need of Red oil.

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

1. Fry your red oil real hot.
2. Add your sliced onion and grated pepper to fry.
3. In a bowl mix your melon with little quantity of water to make a paste and break one egg in to mould.
4. Add the mixture to the oil to fry.
5. Add your clean fish meat snail and all assorted.
6. Add salt and Maggi then then the veggies​.
7. Leave to simmer for 5 to 10mins. And there you go yummy....

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.