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How to cook egusi soup

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Ingredients:
1 cup blended onions (about 3- 5 and fresh chilies, to taste)
4 cups egusi (melon seeds, ground or milled)
1⁄2 – 1 cup palm oil
2 teaspoons fresh Une (Iru, locust beans)
Salt (to taste)
Ground crayfish (to taste)
7– 8 cups stock
Cooked Meat & fish (quantity and variety to personal preference)
2 cups cut pumpkin leaves
1 cup waterleaf (cut)
3 tablespoons bitter leaf (washed)
EGUSI PASTE:
Prepare the egusi paste:
Blend egusi seeds and onion mixture. Set aside.
MAKE THE SOUP:
In a large pot, heat the palm oil on medium for a minute and then add the Une.
Slowly add the stock and set on low heat to simmer.
Scoop teaspoon size balls of the egusi paste mixture into the stock. Be sure to keep ball shape.
Leave to simmer for 20 – 30 minutes so the balls cook through.
Add the meat and fish and other bits which you’d like to use.
Add cut-up pumpkin leaves.
Add the waterleaf.
Stir and put a lid on the pot and allow cook for 7–10 minutes, till the leaves wilt.
Add the bitter leaf. Leave the lid off while the cooking finishes for another 5-10 minutes.
Stir, check seasoning and adjust accordingly.
Now you can sit back and enjoy your delicious Nigerian Egusi Soup!

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This Post Has 61 Comments

  1. Emmanuel Nathaniel August 30, 2022

    Very good and educative

  3. Alebiosu Happy August 30, 2022

    Wow,cook egusi is this easy,I’m going to try it out

  4. Chidera Daniel August 30, 2022

    I will prepare my own dish for today and poof that I can cook

    1. Chidera Daniel September 9, 2022

      Egusi soup is my favorite with garri,it the most delicious food in Nigeria

      1. Ebelechukwu Ndubuisi September 18, 2022

        I disagree with you

  5. Oluwadamilola Ogunmoriyele August 30, 2022

    Thanks for this. I will try it.

    1. Martha Ukaegbu August 31, 2022

      Wow nice write-up. With this I can cook egusi soup perfectly

      1. Ebelechukwu Ndubuisi September 18, 2022

        You are not wrong

      2. Emmanuel Inalegwu November 10, 2022

        Your accurate steps could make me cook a better soup

  7. Zainab Dauda August 30, 2022

    Awesome this recipe is unique

    1. Kingsley Inyang October 20, 2022

      For those who doesn’t know
      Come and learn

    1. Blessing Aremu August 30, 2022

      I like egusi, so delicious.

      1. Ebelechukwu Ndubuisi September 18, 2022

        I like it as well

    1. Fatiu Olamide September 2, 2022

      Sound impressive and educative

  12. Ebelechukwu Ndubuisi August 31, 2022

    That is the right way to prepare it

  15. Victor Chiemelie September 1, 2022

    Wow, that’s an awesome teaching
    I learnt a lot

    1. Abdulazeez Badrudeen September 3, 2022

      So nice and helpful indeed

  17. Akano Godwin September 1, 2022

    Don’t know how to cook
    But I’m so trying this one

  18. Michael Marvellous September 1, 2022

    Thanks for sharing, I love your recipe

  19. Abdulazeez Olakunle September 2, 2022

    thanks, this is really good

    1. Ngozi KALU OGUDU September 6, 2022

      Yummy yummy… Taste nice

  20. Gbaboyor Felix September 2, 2022

    Wow, wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

  21. Ameh Ernest September 2, 2022

    Thanks for sharing it’s good

  23. Aghagha Johnson September 3, 2022

    Wow that great
    I think I have to try that also

  31. Olufunmilayo Awote September 20, 2022

    Very good recipe. I like the fact u noted about keeping the lid off. Many people might not know this but keeping the lid off actually helps fry the egusi while having it covered makes the egusi retain water. Good one.

  36. Kenneth Regina November 2, 2022

    Serve with garri,fufu,semi or pounded yam

  38. IZOKUN GREAT November 13, 2022

    I will love too try to cook my own Egusi

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