date: 2020-11-09T17:50:54.585Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/9d6c5ce76dc6581c/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/9d6c5ce76dc6581c/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/9d6c5ce76dc6581c/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Howard Ramos ratingvalue: 4.1 reviewcount: 16181 recipeingredient: - "1 tuber of yam" - "50 ml palm oil" - " 200 ugu leave" - " 200 egusi" - "10 pieces fried chicken" - "1 medium size onion" - "7 pieces bonnet" - "4 pieces tomatoes" - "2 pieces pepper" - "7 seasoning cubes" - "1/2 teaspoon salt" - " Curry powder" - " Dried thyme" - " 100 crayfish" recipeinstructions: - "Cut the yam, wash and let it cook, when it is done bring it down from fire and pound in a peston and mutter." - "Great the onion, tomatoes, bonnet and pepper, stir fry with palm oil, add the egusi, fried chicken and cray fish, reduce the flame to let it cook gently, add the ugu leave, curry powder, thyme, seasoning cubes and salt to taste. Allow it to cook for 5 - 7 minutes." categories: - Recipe tags: - pounded - yam - with katakunci: pounded yam with nutrition: 190 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT36M" cooktime: "PT53M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, pounded yam with egusi soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious. Learn how to make Nigeria's most popular soup Egusi. Pounded Yam is a staple in many West African homes, but it is not usually eaten by itself, it is often paired with many delicious African soups, and stews. Other food in the swallow group includes fufu - made from cassava flour, Eba, Amala, and more. Pounded yam is one of the many yam recipes in Nigeria. it is very delicious and also very popular. Pounded yam with egusi soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions daily. Pounded yam with egusi soup is something that I have loved my entire life. They're nice and they look wonderful. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pounded yam with egusi soup using 14 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam with egusi soup: 1. Make ready 1 tuber of yam 1. Take 50 ml palm oil 1. Make ready #200 ugu leave 1. Make ready #200 egusi 1. Take 10 pieces fried chicken 1. Make ready 1 medium size onion 1. Take 7 pieces bonnet 1. Make ready 4 pieces tomatoes 1. Prepare 2 pieces pepper 1. Prepare 7 seasoning cubes 1. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt 1. Take Curry powder 1. Take Dried thyme 1. Prepare #100 crayfish The soup is thickened with ground melon, gourd, or squash seeds. Look for the seeds in African or International grocery stores. Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, can be substituted and are available in Latin American grocery stores. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. ##### Instructions to make Pounded yam with egusi soup: 1. Cut the yam, wash and let it cook, when it is done bring it down from fire and pound in a peston and mutter. 1. Great the onion, tomatoes, bonnet and pepper, stir fry with palm oil, add the egusi, fried chicken and cray fish, reduce the flame to let it cook gently, add the ugu leave, curry powder, thyme, seasoning cubes and salt to taste. Allow it to cook for 5 - 7 minutes. Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, can be substituted and are available in Latin American grocery stores. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. Find out how to cook egusi soup with this It is one of the most popular soups prepared by most tribes in Nigeria with considerable variation and often eaten with dishes like Pounded Yams. All Nigerian soups can be served with Eba (Garri), Agidi, Amala, Semolina, Tuwo Shinkafa, Pounded Yam and Most Nigerian soups are low carb because they are mostly prepared with vegetables, meat and fish. This is a special Egusi Soup for those who do not like Egusi Soup prepared the usual way. So that's going to wrap this up for this exceptional food pounded yam with egusi soup recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I'm sure you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!