Ofe achara with akpurakpu egusi(moulded melon)
Ofe achara with akpurakpu egusi(moulded melon)

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Home >> Nigerian Soups Recipes >> Ofe Achara with Akpuruakpu Egusi (Mgbam). This is not just ordinary molded egusi that scatters as you cook the soup. These disc shaped molds of egusi should be intact and solid by the time the soup is done such that the person enjoying the soup can bite into.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ofe achara with akpurakpu egusi(moulded melon) using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ofe achara with akpurakpu egusi(moulded melon):
  1. Take leaf Okazi
  2. Take Achara
  3. Prepare Egusi(melon seed)
  4. Take Usu
  5. Make ready Crayfish
  6. Take Dry fish(catfish/mangala)
  7. Prepare Stock fish
  8. Make ready Yellow pepper fresh
  9. Make ready Cameroun pepper
  10. Make ready Okpei(optional)
  11. Take Meat (desired kind)
  12. Prepare Snail
  13. Make ready Palm oil
  14. Get Kpomo(optional)
  15. Get Onions
  16. Make ready Maggi
  17. Make ready Salt
  18. Prepare Desired thickener (ashi,cocoyam,ofo)

This soup is indigenous to the people of •Peel the achara by removing the coarse outer husk till you get to the tender part. Then break the tender part into small pieces. Any part of the shoot that is. Ofe Achara is one of the most traditional Igbo recipes.

Instructions to make Ofe achara with akpurakpu egusi(moulded melon):
  1. Wash meat and stock fish and cook together adding diced onions, salt,pepper and maggi.
  2. Wash and debone the dry fish and set aside.make sure to wash with hot water and salt to remove all sand and insects.
  3. Blend the melon seed with the usu and okpei.transfer to a bowl,add warm water and marsh with hands till it forms a thick paste and oil starts coming out.you can also do this in a mortar and pestle.
  4. Mould the melon paste to small flat balls and transfer to a small cooking pot.add salt,maggi and crayfish and some cameroun pepper to give taste to the akpurukpu egusi and cook till the moulded egusi turns white.
  5. When the meat is getting tender,add the kpomo and washed snail,dry fish,crayfish blended with the yellow pepper,pour in the cooked melon mould.add palm oil and small thickener and cover to boil.
  6. Check for salt and pepper.if not thick enough add more thickener,turn nd cover to cook.
  7. Add the ukazi leaf and cover to boil
  8. Cook for another 10 - 20 mins
  9. Serve with semo,fufu,eva,wheat etc

The mgbam, akpuruakpu egusi or ogbaloti sets this Egusi Soup apart from the conventional Egusi Soup. How To Make Egusi Ijebu - Chef Lola's Kitchen. The akpurakpu egusi or Ofe Achara is a traditional recipe that is peculiar to natives of Abia state. Moulding the Mgbam: Squeeze portions of the dough in your palm and squeeze out the oil until the egusi dough starts to feel dry. We call it ofe Achara na akpuruakpu egusi.

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