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Hello, meet again with Arenatani, today we will share another recipe, namely My best ever banga soup 🍲 which is definitely very delicious and easy to make. The manufacturing process takes about 1 hr 30 mins and can be served for 2 people. In addition to being delicious and delicious, this food is suitable for serving to friends and family at home. Now, rather than being curious, let’s make the recipe. Before the manufacturing process, we first prepare the necessary ingredients, if there are ingredients that are not understood, please open Google, okay? Okay, here are the ingredients that need to be prepared.

Ingredients for My best ever banga soup 🍲


  1. 250 g meat
  2. 100 ml water
  3. 1 kg Palm Fruits or 800g tinned Palm Fruit Concentrate Beef Dry Fish Vegetable: Scent Leaves for Ofe Akwu or dried and crushed bitterleaves for Delta-style Banga Soup 2 medium onions 2 tablespoon
  4. 1 kg Palm Fruits or 800g tinned Palm Fruit Concentrate Beef Dry Fish Vegetable: Scent Leaves for Ofe Akwu or dried and crushed bitterleaves for Delta-style Banga Soup 2 medium onions 2 tablespoon
  5. 1 kg Palm Fruits or 800g tinned Palm Fruit Concentrate
  6. Beef Dry Fish Vegetable: Scent Leaves for Ofe Akwu or dried and crushed bitterleaves for Delta-style Banga Soup 2 medium onions 2 tablespoon
  7. 1 kg Palm Fruits or 800g tinned Palm Fruit Concentrate
  8. 100 g Periwinkles
  9. 500 g banga spice
Note: Now that the ingredients are ready, it’s time to try making it. We have prepared the steps in detail below. Make sure you follow them properly and correctly so that no mistakes occur.

Cooking Instructions for making My best ever banga soup 🍲


  • 1

    Xtract the palm fruit concentrate from the palm fruits. If using the tinned palm fruit concentrate, open the tin and set aside.

    Cook the beef and the dry fish with 1 bulb of diced onion and the stock cubes till done.

    Wash and cut the scent leaves into tiny pieces. The scent leaves give the Banga Stew (Ofe Akwu) its unique aroma and taste. If you are outside Nigeria, this may be hard to find, so you can use pumpkin leaves or any other vegetable in place of scent leaves.

  • 2

    Cut the remaining bulb of onion. Pound the crayfish, ogiri okpei and pepper in a mortar and set aside. You can also grind them with a dry mill.

    Cooking Directions

    Set the pot of palm fruit extract on the stove and start cooking at high heat. Leave to boil till you notice come red oil at the surface of the Banga Stew. If you think that the Banga Soup is watery, cook till the soup has thickened to the consistency you like for your stews.

    Now, add the beef, dry fish and stock, the onions, crayfish

  • 3

    Set the pot of palm fruit extract on the stove and start cooking at high heat. Leave to boil till you notice come red oil at the surface of the Banga Stew. If you think that the Banga Soup is watery, cook till the soup has thickened to the consistency you like for your stews.

    Now, add the beef, dry fish and stock, the onions, crayfish and pepper and leave to boil very well.

    Add the scent leaves or other vegetable and salt to taste. Leave to simmer for about 2 mins. The Banga Soup is done.

  • 4

    About 2 mins. The Banga Soup is done. Serve with White Rice or use the Delta-style Banga Soup to eat Starch, Garri, Semolina, Amala or Pounded Yam.


  • Well, that’s the recipe for My best ever banga soup 🍲 that we’ve discussed together. How about it? It’s easy to make, right? Now it’s time for you to get creative in the kitchen and create your own version of My best ever banga soup 🍲. Don’t forget to share the results on social media. I’m really curious about your creations! Who knows, your recipe could be an inspiration for future recipes. Good luck and enjoy!