date: 2020-11-16T23:50:24.963Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/e0dcce89f015e305/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/e0dcce89f015e305/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/e0dcce89f015e305/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-with-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Helen Shaw ratingvalue: 4.2 reviewcount: 17452 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 the water becomes starchy" - "Using motor and pistel pound the yam very well into it sticks together" - "Roll the pounded yam into a ball and place it into a cling film on the center and close sides of the film like I 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 moulded egusi stair occasionally till it’s no loner sticking to the pot" - "Add ur seasoning, nutmeg, black pepper nd salt stir and cover, wait for d egusi to rise" - "Then add ur spinach stir 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: 244 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT37M" cooktime: "PT57M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, hope you're having an incredible day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, pounded yam with egusi soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit tasty. 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 foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Pounded yam with Egusi soup is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic. To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pounded yam with egusi soup using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam with Egusi soup: 1. Take 1/2 tuber of yam 1. Take 1 cup egusi 1. Prepare 1/2 cup red oil 1. Make ready 2 large chopped onion 1. Prepare 5 grind pepper 1. Take 1 1/2 cup water 1. Get 1 tspn black pepper 1. Take 1 tspn salt 1. Take Seasoning 1. Take 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. ##### Instructions to make Pounded yam with Egusi soup: 1. Firstly peel the yam, wash it and add water to over cook until the water becomes starchy 1. Using motor and pistel pound the yam very well into it sticks together 1. Roll the pounded yam into a ball and place it into a cling film on the center and close sides of the film like I 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 moulded egusi stair occasionally till it’s no loner sticking to the pot 1. Add ur seasoning, nutmeg, black pepper nd salt stir and cover, wait for d egusi to rise 1. Then add ur spinach stir 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 for this special food pounded yam with egusi soup recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm sure you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!