In this article, we will discuss the 10 cheap soups to cook in Nigeria. We’ll also provide you with the current price of the ingredients used in preparing these cheap soups. Read on.
The 10 cheap soups to cook in Nigeria would be discussed below:
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Okro Soup
Okro soup is one of the most popular types of soups among Nigerians. Aside from being delicious and easy to cook, okro soup is one of the cheapest soups in Nigeria. In situations where you are lean on cash, you can cook a delicious pot of okro soup with just okra, crayfish, kpomo, stockfish and fish.
Below is a rough estimate of what it will cost you to cook a pot of okro soup:
- Okro – N150
- Crayfish – N50
- Stockfish – N50
- Ground pepper – N50
- Kpomo – N200
- Seasoning cubes – N20
- Ugu (pumpkin leaves) – N300
- Fish – N300
Total = N870
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Egusi Soup
Egusi soup is another cheap soup you can cook when you are short on funds. With just N900 you can prepare a pot of egusi soup that would still turn out to be delicious. All you need to cook egusi soup include egusi, palm oil, crayfish, ugu (pumpkin leaves), and fish or meat.
Here’s a rough estimate of what it would cost you to cook a pot of egusi soup:
- Egusi – N300
- Crayfish – N50
- Palm oil – N100
- Fish – N300
- Ground pepper – N100
- Stockfish – N50
Total – N900
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Vegetable Soup
Another soup on our list of cheapest soups to cook in Nigeria is vegetable soup. With less than a thousand naira, you can cook a pot of vegetable soup that would still come out rich. More so, vegetable soup is one of the soups that does not require so much stress to prepare. You could use eba to eat it, as well as semo and fufu. You can mix the vegetable soup with white rice.
This is a breakdown of what it takes to cook vegetable soup:
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- Ugu (pumpkin leaves) – N200
- Waterleaf – N100
- Crayfish – N50
- Kpomo – N100
- Stockfish – N50
- Ground pepper – N100
- Fish – N300
Total – N900
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Ogbono Soup
Ogbono soup is one of the most widely cooked soups in Nigeria. The soup does not require that you spend so much on ingredients to prepare it. You can cook a pot of ogbono soup with just N1000, and it will still be delicious. We should remind you that you must grind the ogbono seeds before you can cook with them.
These are the ingredients to cook ogbono soup and their respective prices:
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- Ogbono – N200
- Stockfish – N50
- Palm oil – N100
- Crayfish – N50
- Meat (or fish) – 500
- Seasoning cubes – N50
- One of Uziza leaves or Ugu (pumpkin leaves) – N50
Total – N1000
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Stew and Ewedu
This delicacy is popular among people from the southwestern part of Nigeria. The soup is also known to be very cheap to cook, hence the spot it has on our list of the 10 cheapest soups to cook in Nigeria. With N1000 in your pocket/wallet, you can prepare this delicacy. You’ll need to just buy fresh pepper and tomatoes, fish/meat, and of course, ewedu leaves.
Below are the prices for the ingredients for cooking stew and ewedu:
- Fresh pepper and tomatoes – N350
- Palm oil – N100
- Fish/meat – N400
- Seasoning cubes – N20
- Ewedu leaves – N50
Total – N920
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Groundnut Soup
Groundnut soup is another delicious yet cheap soup that one can cook when they are on a tight budget. The preparation soup is similar to that of the egusi soup, but in this case, the egusi seeds are replaced with groundnut. You’d need to peel already fried groundnuts, then roast them in a pan before grinding them. With this done, just follow the process you’d use to prepare egusi soup.
This is a breakdown of the ingredients to prepare groundnut soup and their respective prices:
- Groundnut – N200
- Meat/fish – N400
- Palm oil – N100
- Pepper – N50
- Bitterleaf/Ugu (optional) – N50
Total – N800
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Banga Soup
Banga soup is a staple delicacy common with people of Delta, as well as the southeastern states. The name banga soup is peculiar to the Deltans. People from Akwa-Ibom and Cross Rivers states call it atama abak while the Igbos refer to this soup as ofe akwu.
The ingredients to cook this delicious soup varies depending on which tribe the person preparing the food is from. People from Delta would use banga (palm nuts), banga soup spices, bitter leaf that’s been dried (optional) and meat/fish. The AkwaIbomites would use banga, atama leaf,
and either meat or fish, while the Igbos use banga, scent leaf, meat/fish, ogiri okpei, cocoyam (optional) plus any other ingredients. All these ingredients are relatively cheap so you wouldn’t spend much to cook banga soup.
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Bitterleaf Soup
Bitterleaf soup is another soup that is cheap to cook in Nigeria. Although the soup is popular among the southeasterners, people from other parts of the country also cook bitterleaf soup. With just bitterleaf, palm oil, pepper, and either meat or fish, you can prepare a pot of delectable bitterleaf soup. You may use cocoyam to thicken the soup and add waterleaf to the mix if you wish.
You would want to repeatedly wash the bitterleaf you want to use to eliminate the bitter taste from the soup. To lessen the bitter taste further, you may boil the leaf for a short while after you wash the leaf.
Here’s a list of the ingredients to cook bitterleaf soup and their respective prices:
- Bitterleaf – N200
- Waterleaf – N200 (optional)
- Cocoyam – N100 (for thickening)
- Meat/fish – N400
- Pepper – N50
- Palm oil – N100
Total – N950
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Achi Soup
Achi soup is popular among the Igbo people and is known to be cheap to cook. With N1000 you can prepare a pot of achi soup that tastes good.
Here’s a list of the ingredients to cook achi soup and their respective prices:
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- Achi – N100
- Meat/fish – N400
- Palm oil – N100
- Uziza leaf – N50
- Crayfish – N50
Total – N700
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Pepper Soup
Pepper soup is another soup to cook in Nigeria. What’s more, it can be eaten with rice, agidi, plantain, yam, or eba, depending on your preference.
Here’s a list of ingredients to cook pepper soup:
- Pepper
- Scent leaf/lemon grass
- Peppersoup spice
- Crayfish (optional)
- Meat/fish