White Soup (often called Nsala Soup)

Nigerian White Soup (Nsala Soup)

Ingredients

• 1 kg catfish or chicken, cut into pieces

• 1 litre water or light stock

• 2 medium yam tubers (about 2 cups cooked and mashed) – for thickening

• 1 tablespoon ground uziza seeds or uda pods

• 1 teaspoon ground crayfish

• 1 small onion, finely chopped

• 2 scotch bonnet peppers, blended

• Salt to taste

• 1 teaspoon seasoning powder or bouillon

• Fresh uziza leaves or basil, finely chopped (optional)