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Soup

Miyan Karkashi (Nigerian Sesame Leaf Soup)

Serves 2 · 20 minutes

Miyan karkashi is a Nigerian draw soup made from karkashi (sesame leaf). It is often consumed in northern Nigeria, where it is typically served with varieties of tuwo such as tuwo shinkafa and tuwo masara.

Allergens named in the ingredients: Fish, Sesame. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup karkashi leaves, either fresh or dried and ground
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon fermented locust beans (iru)
  • ¼ pound fish
  • 0.25 kg meat
  • ½ teaspoon potash
  • 1 seasoning cube

Method

  1. Grind the karkashi leaves to a paste.
  2. Bring the water to boil in a pot, and stir in the fermented locust beans.
  3. Add the fish and meat, and cook for 5–7 minutes.
  4. Add the karkashi leaf paste along with the potash. Stir, and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. Stir in the seasoning cube. Continue stirring with a whisk for 3 minutes until the mixture is smooth.
  6. Serve the soup with tuwo masara, tuwo dawa, tuwo alkama, or tuwo shinkafa.