Greetings , fellow ladies, how are you guys doing today?, I hope you guys are doing great, I'm really excited to be part of this amazing contest.

Well, today I will be sharing with guys on how to cook pumpkin soup. We call it ofe ugu in my language.Hope you will learn something from my post . Thanks to @ngoenyi for organising this wonderful contest.

This are the ingredients I used in preparing the pumpkin soup, and they really made it delicious.

Cocoyam

Red oil

Maggi

Crayfish

Ice fish

Pepper

Salt .

Ogili (Igbo's Maggi)

Pumpkin leaf

Step1

Wash and boil your cocoyam until it is soft and able to grind, then grind it properly until no balls are seen. After grinding, put it in your cooking pot and set aside.

The cocoyam after grinding is already inside my cooking pot.

Step2

Wash, remove your pumpkin leaf from the step, and cut it into pieces or any way you want it; after that, set it aside.

The chopped vegetables

Step3

Set your cooking pot containing the grinded cocoyam on fire, put your red oil inside, cover and cook for five minutes.

When the food starts boiling, add your Maggi, salt, pepper, ogili, crayfish, fish, or meat inside the soup and stir together.

Step4

Stir and cover to cook for 10 to 20 minutes until the ingredients are joined together.

Step5

After 10 minutes, check and stir to know whether the fish and other ingredients had cooked well, then add your pumpkin leaf and stir together.

After adding the pumpkin leaf, cover the soup and cook it for another 5 minutes.
Check and add any seasoning if there is any need.

If there is not, then bring it down from fire.
Now that your delicious pumpkin soup is ready, you can now enjoy it with any swallow of your choice.

My pumpkin soup

Pumpkin soup offers combination of nutrients from all ingredients . Some health benefits of pumpkin soup.

• It is rich in fibre; both pumpkin and cocoyam used in making the soup are rich in dietary fibre, which helps to support digestion and also helps to support healthy blood sugar levels.

• Pumpkin contains antioxidant properties, which help prevent inflammation or cell damage.

• Is rich in vitamins and minerals; this class of food helps in supporting the immune system's functioning.

• It helps to protect the skin from damage and promote healthy skin ageing. It supports healthy skin.

• It also helps in supporting bone health. Cocoyam in the food is a good source of calcium and magnesium; they help to support healthy bones in our body.

Thanks for reading my post.
@adachukwu

I will like to invite my friends @goodybest @eliany @adeljose to participate in this contest.

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