Good evening everyone ,as a newcomer I saw this engagement challenge interesting then I decided to give it best without wasting time , I will go straight to what I want to say about in these contest.

What is the name of the dish that you have made this week? And why did you choose this dish?

The name of the dish I am making these week , which is today is pepper soup rice. Why I am cooking today which is Sunday is because of the Harmattan. Pepper soup with rice is very good for cool weather and Harmattan.

What is the process of making it? (Share steps with ingredients)

It is very simple to prepare. First of all buy your ingredients. Which are:

• Rice
• Pepper
• Onion
• Maggi
• Salt
• Crayfish
• Ibat. Another species of fish.
• Sent leaves to make the food to have more nutrients for the body.
  
  Photo of ingredients

preparation of rice

First of all get a clean pot and put a clean water inside the pot and boil for the rice. When the water is boiled you put the rice inside the boiled water for it to be parboiled,you can parboil it for over 1 minute, but it is your choice if you want to wash it with cool water. When it has reached one minute remove and filter it with your shifter, wash it two times that is when you have shifter it and finished.

Photo of rice being parboiled
After that,boil another water depending on how much the rice is then put salt inside the water and boil. When the water is boiled put your rice inside the water and close the cover of the pot, while the rice is absorbing water. Let it boil for over forty five minutes, When the water is dry, taste if the rice is soft for eating,if the rice is soft and also dried up you can bring it down from fire.

preparation of bonga fish pepper soup

First of all some people like using goat meat or chicken but me I prefer using bonga fish to cook my pepper soup today. Now get a clean basin and put your water put the bonga fish and Wash,take time to remove the bones to avoid it to choke,and put it inside the clean pot get your maggi cube break it and spare it on top of the fish,put salt, pound your pepper and put it inside the pot depending on how you want it to be, then put little water to steam it, after some time put a cup of water inside the pot ,pound your crayfish and keep one side get your sent leaves and slice and keep one side as well. When the pepper soup water is boiled put your put your crayfish and close the pot for over one minute. Then after that put your sent leaves,it is optional if you want to put it or not. Now your pepper soup is ready.

Photo of pepper soup fish with rice

How much did it cost you to make this dish in your country? (specify including steem price)

In my country it cost up to 2700(two thousand seven hundred hundred naira).but i think In steem it will cost up to 12steem power.

• Rice - 1600
• Crayfish - 200
• Pepper - 100
• Maggi -100
• Bonga fish - 500
• Onion - 200

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