Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, egusi (melon soup) and semovita. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Egusi (also known by variations including agusi, agushi) is the name for the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous plants (squash, melon, gourd), which after being dried and ground are used as a major ingredient in West African cuisine. Authorities disagree whether the word is used more properly for the seeds of the colocynth, those of a particular large-seeded variety of the. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds.

Egusi (melon soup) and semovita is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Egusi (melon soup) and semovita is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have egusi (melon soup) and semovita using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Egusi (melon soup) and semovita:

1. Prepare Egusi (melon seeds) grinded
2. Get Beef
3. Prepare Fresh pepper (blended)
4. Make ready Onions (chopped)
5. Make ready Palm oil
6. Prepare cubes Seasoning
7. Take Salt
8. Prepare Crayfish (grinded)
9. Get Dried fish
10. Prepare Stock fish
11. Take Pumpkin leaves (ugu) sliced

It can also be spiced up with assorted meat oats, fish, crayfish, locust beans and other delicious ingredients. Semovita and egusi soup So this is the first time I actually single-handedly made egusi soup from scratch. I know it's weird lool, but I was making it for dad. At first I was so worried cuz the egusi was all grainy, I then realised I needed to give it some time to cook.

Steps to make Egusi (melon soup) and semovita:

1. Boil the beef with seasoning/ salt until soft and tender.
2. In separate pot, wash and boil the dried fish, stock fish with seasoning, add the fresh pepper. Cover and allow to boil.
3. Add the beef with the dried fish and stock fish, add palm oil, cover and allow to boil until the palm oil blends in.
4. In a bowl, pour the grinded melon seeds, cut some onions and mix together to form a thick paste.
5. Use a spoon, cut the egusi mixture into small portion and add to the pot, do not stir after putting, cover and allow to dissolve. After 10-15mins, if the egusi has dissolved, add the crayfish and washed pumpkin leaves. Stir together. Taste for seasoning, add if necessary.
6. Your Egusi soup is ready to be eaten with any swallow of your choice. Enjoy!!!

Egusi Soup is one of the most popular Nigerian soups which you cook with melon seeds and made rich with spices and vegetables. It is an easy one-pot meal that often goes well with swallows like Pounded yam, Eba, Semovita, Fufu, Amala, and even rice. I needed to savor the original taste of egusi lumps in draw soups. We never knew why Asaba people don't eat ogbono until I saw Myne's okro with ogbono soup, and the reasons she gave. Now I know why ogbono is not eaten by The Asaba People of Nigeria.

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