Showing posts with label soups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soups. Show all posts

Saturday, 27 February 2016

HOW TO PREPARE FRESH FISH {TILAPIA} SOUP (OMI OBE)






 On this Saturday morning I woke up thinking what soup to prepare aside form the common and regular soups. I decide to cook this rich and tasty  soup for a change, and believe me it's worth it.

Fresh fish soup is delicious and nutritious. It is simple to prepare but note that fish soup is of a more watery consistency than meat/chicken soup. That is why the Yoruba people called it omi obe.  

Saturday, 26 December 2015

HOW TO PREPARE OFADA STEW







Ofada stew with the rice is majorly known for Yoruba part of Nigeria but in recent times, everyone, especially those in Lagos and environment has it as one of their favorite delicacy, especially at parties. (owanbe things)


Ofada Rice is not polish as the long grain parboiled rice but it has a very unique aroma and it contains higher nutritional value than polish parboiled rice.

Wednesday, 23 December 2015

HOW TO PREPARE BANGA [OFE AKWU] SOUP



Nigerian Banga Soup or Ofe Akwu is native to the Niger Delta and the South Eastern parts of Nigeria. It’s contains nutrients that are essential for the body, from my last post you will get the full details of how nutritious this soup is, because the major ingredient for the soup is PALM FRUIT.

Banga soup is commonly eaten, with various fufu recipes: Starch, Pounded Yam, Semolina, Garri and Cassava Fufu. In the South Eastern parts of Nigeria, Banga Soup is referred to as Ofe Akwu where Ofe means Soup / Stew and Akwu means palm fruit and is used mainly as stew for Boiled White Rice.

Tuesday, 22 December 2015

BENEFITS OF RED PALM OIL



Red palm oil has been revered as both a nutritious food and a valuable medicine for generations. Even now, scientists are beginning to recognise the value of the prized plant in the treatment and prevention of several diseases. It was prized by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt as a sacred food. The oil was so highly valued that it was entombed with the Pharaohs so that they would have access to it in the afterlife. Indeed, throughout history, palm oil has served as the primary source of dietary fat for countless people. Its nutritional and healing

Monday, 7 December 2015

HOW TO PREPARE OFE OWERRI SOUP



Ofe Owerri is an igbo soup which is very delicious but expensive to prepare. Ofe owerri means Owerri soup (it is a soup that is indigenous to owerri people). This is a very delicious soup, made of assorted meat (different parts of cow meat), dried fish, snail and stock fish. From the soup you will

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

How to Prepare Goat Meat Pepper Soup

                                                         Goat Meat Pepper Soup


Goat Meat adds a special traditional flavour to the Nigerian
Pepper soup recipe.

Ingredients:
700g Goat Meat (with skin)
4 seeds Ehu or Ariwo or Calabash Nutmeg
Habanero Pepper (to taste)
A few scent leaves or 2 table spoons dry uziza
2 medium onions
Salt (to taste)

Sunday, 13 April 2014

How to prepare Edikaikong soup

                                           

Edikang Ikong / Edikaikong soup is a nutritious Nigerian soup prepared with large amount of fresh leafy vegetables, dried fish and assorted meat. It is actually one of the native soups of the south-eastern states(Efiks) of Nigeria(Cross River and AkwaIbom states.)
It is very rich and delicious, because of the variety of rich proteins used in making the soup. It is usually cooked with a combination of two different vegetables; Ikong Ubong /Ugu leaves(fluted pumpkin

Sunday, 6 April 2014

How to prepare EGUSI SOUP with vegetables

                                                           



Egusi soup ,also known as Obe Efo elegusi/ Ofe Egusi, is a delicious Nigerian soup that is made with grounded melon seeds and enriched with vegetables, assorted meat, fish and spices.
Egusi soup can be cook in different ways, it depend on how you want it. It can be cooked plain without adding any vegetables or with bitter leaf.