date: 2020-08-18T08:47:26.127Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/95a07ab714b752b8/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/95a07ab714b752b8/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/95a07ab714b752b8/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Ola Welch ratingvalue: 4.7 reviewcount: 43335 recipeingredient: - "1/2 Tuber of yam" - "1 cup Egusi" - "1/2 cup Red oil" - "2 Large chopped onion" - "5 Grind pepper" - "1 1/2 cup Water" - "1 tspn black pepper" - "1 tspn salt" - " Seasoning" - " Spinach" recipeinstructions: - "Firstly, peel the yam wash it and add water to over cook until d water becomes starchy" - "Using motor and pistol, pound d yam very well into it sticks together" - "Roll d pounded yam into a ball and place it into a cling film on the center and close sides of the film like u tie a wrapper" - "For the Egusi soup" - "Add onion and little water, mould ur Egusi into balls and set aside" - "Wash ur spinach with plenty water and shred" - "Put ur oil into an empty pot and stir frying until light" - "Add ur molded Egusi stair occasionally till it’s no longer sticky to d pot" - "Add ur seasoning, nutmeg, black pepper Nd salt stair and cover, wait for d Egusi to rise" - "Then add ur spinach stair and cover it to be a little bit soft" - "When it’s done u can serve" categories: - Recipe tags: - pounded - yam - with katakunci: pounded yam with nutrition: 179 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT22M" cooktime: "PT50M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a special dish, pounded yam with egusi soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look 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 well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It's easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Pounded yam with Egusi soup is something that I have loved my entire life. They're nice and they look wonderful. To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook pounded yam with egusi soup using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam with Egusi soup: 1. Make ready 1/2 Tuber of yam 1. Prepare 1 cup Egusi 1. Take 1/2 cup Red oil 1. Make ready 2 Large chopped onion 1. Get 5 Grind pepper 1. Prepare 1 1/2 cup Water 1. Prepare 1 tspn black pepper 1. Take 1 tspn salt 1. Get Seasoning 1. Prepare Spinach 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. ##### Steps to make Pounded yam with Egusi soup: 1. Firstly, peel the yam wash it and add water to over cook until d water becomes starchy 1. Using motor and pistol, pound d yam very well into it sticks together 1. Roll d pounded yam into a ball and place it into a cling film on the center and close sides of the film like u tie a wrapper 1. For the Egusi soup 1. Add onion and little water, mould ur Egusi into balls and set aside 1. Wash ur spinach with plenty water and shred 1. Put ur oil into an empty pot and stir frying until light 1. Add ur molded Egusi stair occasionally till it’s no longer sticky to d pot 1. Add ur seasoning, nutmeg, black pepper Nd salt stair and cover, wait for d Egusi to rise 1. Then add ur spinach stair and cover it to be a little bit soft 1. When it’s done u can serve 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 is going to wrap this up with this exceptional food pounded yam with egusi soup recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am confident you will make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!