Achi Soup - Cheap Nigerian Soup
This soup is cheap and usually can be made with less money than most other Nigerian soups. Achi seeds are considerably cheap when compered side by side with other soup thickeners. Also, it is a lot easier to use achi in soups.
Ingredients
- 2 kg meat chicken and cow tripe
- 2 cups periwinkles
- 1/2 cup achi
- 1/2 cup Sliced utazi leaves
- 1/2 cup Crayfish
- 1 tbsp Pepper soup spice
- 200 g dried fish
- 300 ml palm oil
- 8 scotch bonnet peppers
- Salt to taste.
Instructions
- Wash and season the meat with one stock cube and salt. Place it on the heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 10-15 minutes, and remove the chicken if you're using tender chicken.
- Add 2 cups of water and continue cooking the cow tripe until it becomes tender and easy to chew.
- Add 10-12 cups of water, using 250ml cups. If you’re experienced with Nigerian soups, you’ll eventually stop needing to measure with cups.
- Stir in the palm oil, ground crayfish, and pepper soup spice. Let the soup simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add 3 tablespoons of achi, cover the pot, and cook until it dissolves. Check the consistency after 10 minutes.
- Season with salt to taste, then return the chicken you set aside earlier.
- If the soup is not thick, you can add an extra teaspoon of achi, you don’t want it too thick.
- Stir the soup, cover partially, and let it simmer on medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent the soup from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Taste for salt and then add the sliced utazi leaves. Let the soup simmer on low heat for 3-5 minutes.
- Accompany with eba, fufu, or pounded yam.
Notes
This achi soup is a special dish that I love and cherish so much because of its straight and easy methods, rich nutty flavor and creamy feel. It's a very popular dish that is very affordable for every typical Nigerian household and highly nutritional as well.