Friends of Yoruba: Step by step making Egusi.

Yoruba

Culture:

The Yoruba are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa and 21 percent, the third largest ethnic group of Nigeria.

The Yoruba (Yoruba proper name) is an African language. It is the language of the Yoruba spoken in Nigeria, Benin and Togo and is spoken by about 30 million people.

The Yoruba are one of the largest majority of the Yoruba live in southwestern Nigeria but there are also Yoruba communities in southwest central Togo and Benin (Atakpame).In Sierra Leone, Cuba and Brazil are also common to find (mostly) descended from the Yoruba.

The word is Yoruba-Hausa origin and originally signified the inhabitants of the State to Oyo. An early author of a history of the Yoruba Samuel Johnson, a pastor from the late 19th century.

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Step by step making Egusi.

Ingredients.

Meat or fish (about 1 kg)

2 tomatoes

1 onion

4 peppers

2 magi cubes

Cooking oil

1 cup of ground egusi

Salt

Water

What to do:

Boil the meat or fish until it is tender, and keep it aside.
Ground the tomatoes, peppers and onions together (you will need to add some water).
Place in a pot, add the meat, and the magi cubes, and about 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and the ground egusi.
Cook for 20 to 30 minutes.
Add salt and ground pepper to taste.

Eat with any of the dishes that have 'soup' with them.