Dry Okro

                                              

On the TV show, we made our dry Okro soup the northern way. Dry Okro soup can be served with almost anything depending on your preference. Some serve it with pounded yam, others with white Amala or Semolina. We had ours with corn meal (Tuwon masara).

Ingredients

Dry Okro (Okra). It is available for purchase in it's dry from or you can simply slice the fresh ones and pop them in your grill or out in the sun until very dry

Locust Beans

Dry Fish

Crayfish

Seasoning

Procedure

Pound your dry Okro to your desired texture. Some people prefer it smooth while some, rough. 

Blend your peppers and set aside. 

In making dry Okro soup, all the ingredients except the okro are added into the pot of water at the same time.

So, add your pepper, crayfish, locust beans, seasoning and fish then put your palm oil, cover and allow to boil for 10 minutes. 

After 10 minutes, you can put in your Okro and allow to cook for 5 more minutes

Your soup is ready.