Okra Soup Recipe: The Process of Preparing okra soup with Pumpkin seeds.

Steem greetings all the way from the motherland-Cameroon. Today, I will be sharing my recipe of okra soup with garri( made from cassava). If you have been reading through my blog I’m share you must have come across one of my articles where I explained a detailed process of garri making. It’s a whole process on its own.

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That said, today I will share my okra soup recipe. Everyone has a different way of cooking okra soup but in all, what matters is the end product. My kids and husband first of all do not like okra soup but it’s one of my favourites. I have noticed that my husband usually hates some foods because of the way it was prepared.

Ingredients Used.

• Okra
• Fresh Fish
• Pumpkin Seed (egusi)
• White pepper
• Garlic
• Onion
• njansa
• Garri
• Okonghobong (vegetable leaves)
• Vegetable Oil
• Crayfish
• Salt
• Maggi
• Hot chilli

N: B The quantity of ingredients depends on the quantity of soup you intend to cook.

The Process.

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Step 1
I took my fresh bar fish from the freezer and put it in a bowl to defrost. I usually buy much from the cold store cut it into smaller slices and keep it in case of further use.

^{The fresh fish put in a bowl to defrost.}

Step 2
When the fish is well-defrosted, remove the intestine and wash it well with clean water. Drained it in a colander, put some seasoning cubs and salt and allow it for about 15 minutes.

^{Seasoned fish with salt and Maggi}

Step 3
Put a cup of vegetable oil in a frying pan and deep fry the fish, set aside in a bowl. You can as well use fresh fish or beef without frying.

^{Fried fish. I fried it so that it will not scatter inside the soup when I stir it.}

Step 4
Take the pumpkin seed (egusi) select the bad ones and grind or blend it until it is smooth. Put water in a pot and boil, mix the blended egusi with salt and Maggie and pour in the hot boiled water. Closed the pot and allow the egusi to cook for about 45 minutes.

^{Boiled egusi.}

Step 5
Take your crayfish select the bad ones and grind or blend it. Also grind the white pepper, garlic and njansa and put them in the already-boiled egusi.

Step 6
Take your okra put it in a bowl, and sprinkle a bit of salt on it to disinfect it and wash thoroughly with clean water. Cut it into smaller slices. I decided to blend the okra because one of the reasons my husband hates okra is because of the seeds. I had to blend it so that the seeds would not be visible.

Step 7
Pour the blended okra into the other already-cooked ingredients. Stir it gently and add your fried fish/beef, and vegetable leaves.

At this point, add your hot chilli if you love it, add salt and Maggie to taste, add a bit of vegetable oil and stir gently till you get the taste you desire.

Step 8
Boil water and pour it into a bowl, put 2 cups of garri (this depends on the number of people you intend to feed. Closed the lit of the bowl for about 3 minutes. Stir it and the garri is ready. Served it in a plate with the okra soup.

^{Okra soup served with garri(garri is made from cassava}

You can also use the soup to eat fufu made from corn flour or pounded yam. At this point, I have come to the end of the process of preparing delicious okra soup and I hope you find pleasure in reading through.