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  DESCRIPTION : Egusi soup is one of the most popular soups in Nigeria. The dish prepared by most Nigerian tribes in some variation or the other. Follow our simple recipe to learn how to make egusi soup. Whether you’re cooking it for a special occasion or for a week night dinner for your family, this delicious egusi soup recipe will have everyone coming back for more. INGREDIENTS : 1 cup blended melon 1 tbsp. palm oil Uziza 1 tbsp.  locust beans 1 medium sized onion 2 cups water 2 seasoning cubes 2 chopped habanero peppers 1 cup stock Ugu vegetable 1 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. crayfish Chicken Turkey 1 tsp. yellow pepper 4 medium sized smoked panla fish METHOD : Add melon, onion, water and fresh pepper in a blender. Blend the ingredients together until it forms a paste. Add water, chicken, turkey, ponmo, yellow pepper, stock, smoked panla fish, crayfish, chopped pepper and palm oil to a pot. Allow all the ingredients to boil for 15 minutes. Now scoop little bits of the egusi paste into the pot.

 O fe Nsala is a delicacy peculiar to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, especially the people of Anambra state. Ofe Nsala is known as white soup because palm oil is not used for the preparation, unlike other traditional soups. While it is traditionally made with catfish, one can also make use of chicken as in the case of the recipe below: Ingredients Chicken Small sized raw Yam cubes OR Yam Powder 1 handful chopped Utazi Leaves/uziza 3 tablespoonful ground Crayfish 1 medium chopped onion 20 g smoked/dry fish 3 medium yellow pepper (habanero) 2 Stock/Seasoning cubes (maggi, knorr etc) Salt Method Properly wash the chicken, smoked and dry fish and set aside. Season and cook the chicken with the dried fish, adding onions, seasoning cube and salt to taste. Cook until done. Peel the yam cubes and boil until soft, then pound to a smooth paste, using a mortar and pestle. In the absence of a mortar and pestle, you can place the cooked yam in a food processor/blender, add a little hot water and blend