A warm greetings to all steemians of this amazing community. How are you doing... Hope things are getting better. I remain @mbetobongluke from Nigeria and am supre excited to particpate in this contest organized by @mariami. my regards to her.

Let me share with you guys the food I prepared.

Today I want to show you guys how I prepare melon and water leaf soup.
This soup happened to be one of my best menu.
Here I will show you guys step by step on how I prepare the dish.

At first, let's look at the ingredients involved.

Melon
Water leaf
Meat
Ice fish
Dry fish
Periwinkle
Crayfish
Palm oil
Pomo
Pepper 🫑
Onion 🧅
Maggi
Salt

Returning from the market, this are what I bought.

#step 1
I first of all steam the meat, fish and Pomo.

step 2

After that, I then bring out my water leaf and carefully select them before washing them for like three times.
After washing the water leaf, I then start cutting ✂️ them to pieces with the help of my kitchen knife 🔪
After cutting the water leaf, I squeeze it thoroughly and wash it with water. This was make possible with the help of my filter.
Here is before and after.

#step 3
Before setting my gas on, I make sure I prepare and arrange all the necessary things and keep them in place.
I arrange the peppers and crayfish.
After all, I turned the granded melon and put it in plate.
Here in the plate, I pour some water inside the melon to help desolved and make the melon thick.

step 4

I then set my gas on. I placed the warmed meat on the gas and cover it for some minutes. After some minutes, I pour in the melons together with crayfish, pepper, Maggi, salt and the palm oil.
I leave it for some time In other to cook properly.

step 5

On opening the pot again, here the soup is cooking properly, I then add a little water and cover it to cook again for a while.

step 6

Lastly, I then open the pot and sprinkle the water leaf and turn it in other for everything to mixed together.
I add a little palm oil and cover the soup for another 3 minutes before I then take it down.
Here food is ready.

Preparing melon and water leaf soup do not require a lot of money. With 22steem, you can get it done.

Thank you all for stopping by.

Let me use this opportunity to respectfully invite the following friends to participate in this contest,

@emmaprince
@jubili2
Okere-blessing