Miyan Karkashi (Nigerian Sesame Leaf Soup)
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.
Total Time
20 minutes
Servings
2-3
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
Grind the karkashi leaves to a paste.
Bring the water to boil in a pot, and stir in the fermented locust beans.
Add the fish and meat, and cook for 5–7 minutes.
5–7 minutes
Add the karkashi leaf paste along with the potash. Stir, and cook for 5 minutes.
5 minutes
Stir in the seasoning cube. Continue stirring with a whisk for 3 minutes until the mixture is smooth.
3 minutes
Serve the soup with tuwo masara, tuwo dawa, tuwo alkama, or tuwo shinkafa.