My favourite food

Good day guys, today I'll be telling you about my favourite meal and how it's prepared.
My favourite meal is a Nigerian delicacy which is gotten from the combination of pounded yam and a well garnished egusi soup.

Source

Preparing the pounded yam

Materials needed in preparing it

• tubers of yam
• mortar and pestle
• cooking pot
• kitchen knife and water

Steps involved in preparing it;

• peel off the brown outer layer and then slice into cubes
• wash thoroughly with cold water before placing into a pot of water to cook till it becomes fork tender
• pick the yam with a fork and place Into a mortar
• pound with a pestle until the yam becomes smooth and soft and can be easily molded.
• cut the pounded yam into any desired size

Preparing the egusi soup

Ingredients required;

• 1 cup of blended melons
• 1 tbsp. of palm oil
• a medium sized onions
• 2 seasoning cubes and 1 tsp. of salt
• Any vegetable of your choice
• chicken, meat or fish (consumer's choice)
• 2 cups of water
• fresh pepper and 1 tsp of yellow pepper

Method of preparing

• start by adding the melon, fresh pepper, onion and water into a blender and then blend together till it forms a paste
• take the pot and add the water and all other ingredients excluding the vegetable and paste. Allow to boil for 15 minutes
• now add the paste to the pot bit by bit and allow to boil for 10 minutes without stirring
• the next step is to add the vegetable and stir together and allow to boil for an extra 5 minutes.

Your egusi soup is now ready to be served with the pounded yam you made earlier