date: 2020-08-05T07:04:56.607Z 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: Barbara Reese ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 5531 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: 169 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT34M" cooktime: "PT47M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, pounded yam with egusi soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Pounded yam with egusi soup is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Pounded yam with egusi soup is something which I've loved my whole life. 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. To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pounded yam with egusi soup using 14 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam with egusi soup: 1. Make ready 1 tuber of yam 1. Get 50 ml palm oil 1. Take #200 ugu leave 1. Take #200 egusi 1. Take 10 pieces fried chicken 1. Take 1 medium size onion 1. Prepare 7 pieces bonnet 1. Get 4 pieces tomatoes 1. Take 2 pieces pepper 1. Get 7 seasoning cubes 1. Get 1/2 teaspoon salt 1. Get Curry powder 1. Make ready Dried thyme 1. Make ready #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. ##### Steps 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 it up with this special food pounded yam with egusi soup recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I'm sure that you can make this at home. There is 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!