Ground Pumpkin Seed Soup (Goussidessi)
This recipe is so versatile, you can cook it without meat or with chicken, beef, oxtail, bison…
This is recipe is a shorten version for a beginner
My daughter prefers having this soup with rice, for my self it will be over foufou 🙂
Ingredients
1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds (edible part only)
1/2 cup of water
4 cups of vegetable of meat stock
4tbsp of Savourous ground onion powder or 1 big fresh onion grounded
Salt, Pepper
Other seasoning (to taste)
2 jalapenos peppers (depending on your pepper tolerance)
Okra (optional)
Cooked meat (optional)
4tbsp of Savourous Ginger powder
Instructions
1
In a sauce pan on a medium heat, add the 4cups of vegetable of meat stock
2
If cooking with meat, now is the time to add the cooked meat and let it boil for about 5 mins
3
In a blender, process the raw pumpkin seeds with the 1/2 cup of water
4
When creamy enough, add the blended pumpkin seed to the sauce pan
5
Stir well, and Add the onion, and ginger
6
let it cook for about 5 more minutes
7
Add the okra, jalapeno pepper, salt and pepper, other seasonings of your choice.
8
Cook for about 5mins or until the okra is a little cooked (not too soft)
9
Remove and serve over fufu or rice