date: 2020-11-01T02:59:07.162Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b846aa5d35d38f88/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b846aa5d35d38f88/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b846aa5d35d38f88/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Brian Lyons ratingvalue: 4.6 reviewcount: 3108 recipeingredient: - " Yam" - " Salt" - " Sugar" - " Water" - " Egusi soup" - " Egusi seed powder" - " Red oil" - " Spices" - " Seasonings" - " Grated onion and red pepper" - " Spring onion" - " Veg leaves of ur choice" - " Stock meat" recipeinstructions: - "For the pounded yam: peel the yam and cut into medium size. Wash and settle in a cooking pot. Add water to cover the. yam and add salt and sugar to balance the taste. Boil for about 15-20 mins and turn off the heat, be sure that the water is not completely dried because you will need them while pounding" - "Pick with a fork and transfer in to mortar and go ahead and pound wit pestle. Pound until the yam are seedless and can easily be molded, you can add warm water(preferably used water from boiling the yam) and pound until u have a smooth soft pounded yam." - "You can mold as you wish but i use plastic containers wit little vegetable oil inside. Fill the container with the pounded yam and gently pull out to achieve the desired shape." - "For the egusi soup: place the red oil in a clean pot and add little grated onion, let it saute for some second and add the grated red pepper and onion. Fry until it change the colour and add egusi powder, turn continuously until the aroma start knocking ur nose😃." - "Add spices, seasonings, spring onion and stock meat" - "Turn well and cover for 15 minutes while stirring occasionally. Add sliced vegetable leaves of ur choice" - "Let it cook for some minutes and serve" - "It's oll about team6😃 enjoy 🥰🥰" categories: - Recipe tags: - pounded - yam - and katakunci: pounded yam and nutrition: 300 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT29M" cooktime: "PT37M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, it's Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, pounded yam and egusi soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Pounded yam and egusi soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it's quick, it tastes delicious. Pounded yam and egusi soup is something which I have loved my whole life. They're fine and they look wonderful. 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. Peel, wash and boil yam till its well cooked, pound, mold into balls and set aside. To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pounded yam and egusi soup using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam and egusi soup: 1. Get Yam 1. Take Salt 1. Prepare Sugar 1. Take Water 1. Prepare Egusi soup 1. Get Egusi seed powder 1. Make ready Red oil 1. Prepare Spices 1. Take Seasonings 1. Take Grated onion and red pepper 1. Prepare Spring onion 1. Get Veg leaves of ur choice 1. Make ready Stock meat Pounded yam is one of the many yam recipes in Nigeria. it is very delicious and also very popular. I like it best when it is served with egusi soup. Most folks outside the shores of Nigeria are yet to completely grasp the idea behind pounding yam. Melon soup also known as egusi soup is a popular soup recipe in the Western part of Africa. ##### Steps to make Pounded yam and egusi soup: 1. For the pounded yam: peel the yam and cut into medium size. Wash and settle in a cooking pot. Add water to cover the. yam and add salt and sugar to balance the taste. Boil for about 15-20 mins and turn off the heat, be sure that the water is not completely dried because you will need them while pounding 1. Pick with a fork and transfer in to mortar and go ahead and pound wit pestle. Pound until the yam are seedless and can easily be molded, you can add warm water(preferably used water from boiling the yam) and pound until u have a smooth soft pounded yam. 1. You can mold as you wish but i use plastic containers wit little vegetable oil inside. Fill the container with the pounded yam and gently pull out to achieve the desired shape. 1. For the egusi soup: place the red oil in a clean pot and add little grated onion, let it saute for some second and add the grated red pepper and onion. Fry until it change the colour and add egusi powder, turn continuously until the aroma start knocking ur nose😃. 1. Add spices, seasonings, spring onion and stock meat 1. Turn well and cover for 15 minutes while stirring occasionally. Add sliced vegetable leaves of ur choice 1. Let it cook for some minutes and serve 1. It's oll about team6😃 enjoy 🥰🥰 Most folks outside the shores of Nigeria are yet to completely grasp the idea behind pounding yam. Melon soup also known as egusi soup is a popular soup recipe in the Western part of Africa. This soup is best served with pounded yam, fufu or eba. Egusi soup and pounded yam is such a mouthwatering and appetising dish to behold. Nigerian Soups are those special sauces that accompany the major Nigerian food commonly known as Fufu. So that's going to wrap this up with this exceptional food pounded yam and egusi soup recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I am confident you can make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!