Thanks aunty flo,I live in Trinidad and Tobago and it's very expensive to cook Nigerian good but I see these seeds every where because people use it here to feed birds,now I can cook soup too
I tried this and had to come back to say thank you. Egusi was taken off a family member's food list so I made it with sunflower seeds and he couldn't even tell the difference. It tasted really nice. I used ugu but next time I'll probably try it with Uziza leaves. Thanks again🤗
WOW....Look at God...doing it AGAIN AND AGAIN thru this Daughter. You're one of the ONLY YT'ers that I allow the ads/commercials to play fully thru sis....You DESERVE every copper cent and more of payment from ALL! I feel so blessed for this video, thank you loads and loads and loads my sister!
I like that you are showing low carb recipes. Very creative and helpful! ^_^ I was doing low carb strictly for 6 months and recently started adding small amounts of low glycemic carbs back every so often. (Carbs are very helpful for aerobic exercise) I made your oats fufu and it tasted great but I couldn't get it smooth like yours. A bit lumpy.. My first time making fufu though. Thanks again Flo~
Thank you very much Flo, over here in Trinidad and Tobago its difficult getting egusi seeds and even when you get them, they are quiet expensive will give the sunflower seeds a try,however the alternative we use here is pumpkin seed taste good too.Thanks again .
Aunty Flo haff finally burst my head o. What? This is incredible. Egusi is my all-time favorite soup so I'm truly excited to try out this sunflower egusi recipe.
I have almost a kilogramme of sunflower seeds at home and I was looking for a way to use them in cooking, I never thought I would be introduced to Nigerian food that way
Thanks so much for this! The people operating African shops here are not doing well! Sometimes you find egusi there and sometimes it might last for weeks, thanks for this alternative!!
Oh wow. Flo way to go. Now I know what i can use in a short period if i run out of egwusi. Please where does your inspiration come from? I want it too. Thank you for sharing the video. Now I definitely need to see the spinach fufu video. That would be interesting to watch. Great video as always.
Chibuike Ulasi if you see my email, read the comments on my videos, Facebook page and groups, Instagram you will understand why I have inspiration for years worth of videos. 😂 It's just time that I need to make them videos. Daalu.
All Nigerian Recipes I haven't tried your recipe, but I tried egusi soup and pounded yam at a restaurant in the US yesterday. Is the pounded yam just a bland tasting swallow? The egusi soup was not bad. I definitely want to try it again.
Flo I use pumpkin seeds all the time and they actually thicken and taste yummy like egusi. I realized that these seeds that come in pods actually taste the same. Can you post a video using pumpkin seeds, please?
Auntie Flo.. You are too much. Coincidentally, my egusi got finished and I tried to buy from the Moroccoan shop in Madrid and it was so expensive especially the seeds. These sunflower seeds are a great alternative for me. Will source them as soon as possible. Thanks Sis😘
joyce ngozi glad to read that the video came at the right time. You don't even need to source it anything. Ndi Panya ji pipas agba bol. It is everywhere especially in frutos secos shops. Enjoy! 🙂
Mimi Nwabuoku the video aims to solve an availability problem. Some people cannot see Egusi at all where they live. Even in cost, sunflower seeds are far more cheaper than Egusi seeds. At least where I live. Nigerian traditional ingredients are very expensive in any part of outside Nigeria.
All Nigerian Recipes Aaaaaah, you answered me? Thank you 😊 . I am fortunate to live in the New York City metro area so I can find the real deal, but I do appreciate that not everyone who lives in “obodo bekee” might be able to obtain any. Now , how about that green fufu-! 😋
FYI As this version is made from Melon seeds it will be great for diabetics as bitter melon seeds are used to reduce ALl1C in diabetics hence the slight bitter taste Florence mentions. After a while you don't even notice it.
Ndi Opara it contains oil. I live in Spain and here the Spanish snack on this so much. Someone can finish a big bag in a sitting and Spanish people are the healthiest people in the world. They also drink olive oil like water and they are fine. Of course every ingredient cannot be "healthy" for everyone but I usually take a look at a people to know if their diet is good. And from what I have seen, sunflower seeds must be good.
Sis thanks so much I just want to know much about the seed I have not eat it in large quantity as such ,am going to try this because I like the result how it looks thanks for the great idea remain bless
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Wow wow beautiful how you have made somthing out of using sunflower seeds adaptation is real i enjoy your videos very mich do you live in europe?and i have just became a sub thanks for the vid you are funny too my beautiful sista... Please keep them coming🌼🌸🌻😊
MY aunty made me to use this seed to make egusi soup for her last week here in Italy they call it semi di girasole but at first I never wanted to make the soup for her I was like sun flower seed ? but yeah my big aunty has confirmed it good job
Aunty flo thank you it many here but I dont used to it my people here are eating it like that now that have know it can make as melon soup I will prepare it .love you........
Well done Flo. I love Sunflower seeds - contrary to your experience here with your soup, I find them slightly on the sweet part of the taste register. I find that pumpkin seeds are just as good too....I get them on eBay UK and they taste and look like egusi….albeit green in colour.
Yes, that bitter taste is just my sensitive tastebuds being petty. LOL I had to mention it for those who have my kind of tastebuds. ;) The soup tasted like egusi soup. I need to try pumpkin seeds if they have the peeled one here. Thank you.
I buy peeled organic ones on eBay UK. I use them rather than our egusi. Its cheaper and cleaner, they don't have all those rubbish ones our own tend to have inside, so I don't have to sit and start sorting and picking out unfit ones. BTW - I searched eBay Spain. With my limited 'spanyihola' I got this listing. I don't know if its organic or not, my Spanish no reach dat wan. Item # -252640612758
Emilia Rose Yesss, I used to make it with pumpkin seeds. There's no difference in taste at all. In fact it's even better! Glad to find a kindred spirit. Hope the sunflower is just as good!
Chai Tolzie sorry yes. For some reason my mind went to poppy seeds when I read your comment. Blame it on replying so many comments! 😂😂Yes, they are the same Sesame seeds, Beniseed or small egusi as they are called in Nigerian markets. That is the other alternative I talked about at the end of the video.
Egusi is also healthy because it is a vegetable that we plant and after some moths it it becomes eatable. The problem is that it's too expensive here in Europe.
concerning the herbs, would a mixture of Uzizi leaves, Cent leaves together with Bitter leaves be a good combination? I am European and in the local African shop they had these three types of leaves. I am almost sure about bitter leaf, but not about the other two
All Nigerian Recipes what is the name of the regular melon. America has many melons. I’m wondering if I can find it or use another melon. I want it for future use. Thank you
It is simply known as Egusi. It is in the melon family but there's no specific English name for it. It is not even in the list of 25 popular melons so I am sure the gourd is not outside Nigeria. But you can find the seeds (peeled) in African shops. Every African shop labels it as Egusi. In Nigeria we do not eat the flesh of Egusi the melon, it is cultivated for the seeds. Read about it at: www.allnigerianrecipes.com/food-ingredients/egusi-melon-seeds.html and you can see the image of the egusi melon at: www.agrobusinessngr.com/egusi-melon-farming-how-to-plant-egusi-melon-step-by-step-guide/
I bought the peeled ones. You will need to ask the shop keepers for the peeled ones. They will most likely have it because it is very common here. And make sure it is raw.
You can still use almond seeds, I leave in Italy and I've tried it and you won't do much work cause u just do it exactly the way u do egusi and it also cake more than this,thoug not as caked as egusi
Thanks aunty flo,I live in Trinidad and Tobago and it's very expensive to cook Nigerian good but I see these seeds every where because people use it here to feed birds,now I can cook soup too
I tried this and had to come back to say thank you. Egusi was taken off a family member's food list so I made it with sunflower seeds and he couldn't even tell the difference. It tasted really nice. I used ugu but next time I'll probably try it with Uziza leaves. Thanks again🤗
WOW....Look at God...doing it AGAIN AND AGAIN thru this Daughter. You're one of the ONLY YT'ers that I allow the ads/commercials to play fully thru sis....You DESERVE every copper cent and more of payment from ALL! I feel so blessed for this video, thank you loads and loads and loads my sister!
Thanks Aunty , you have a way of making we in diaspora get the home feels with your recipes. This is worth trying ma. God bless you real good
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My husband now prefers this sunflower alternative to egusi itself. Thanks Aunty flo.
I like that you are showing low carb recipes. Very creative and helpful! ^_^ I was doing low carb strictly for 6 months and recently started adding small amounts of low glycemic carbs back every so often. (Carbs are very helpful for aerobic exercise) I made your oats fufu and it tasted great but I couldn't get it smooth like yours. A bit lumpy.. My first time making fufu though.
Thanks again Flo~
Thank you very much Flo, over here in Trinidad and Tobago its difficult getting egusi seeds and even when you get them, they are quiet expensive will give the sunflower seeds a try,however the alternative we use here is pumpkin seed taste good too.Thanks again .
I'll look and see if they have peeled pumpkin seeds here. I'm glad you can now put the sunflower seeds to more use. Enjoy!
Yes they come peeled and packed mostly sold in the supermarket mostly eaten like that, but trust Nigerian to improvise. Thank you once again
But egusi IS a variety of pumpkin, ma’am! Y’all already got the right thing going on.😋 Dang, I think I need to visit (laughing)...
I use pumpkin seeds. It actually taste better than Egusi itself. And heart friendly
I used pumpkin seeds and it was so hard the shell itself
Hi doll..sorry but i need to ask,do you peel the pumpkin seeds first or you just blend?? Thanks in advance🙏🏽🙏🏽
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It's hard to shell pumpkin seeds, just blend them with the skins, cook a small pot to see how it come out.
Wow, this is amazing, to me this is more healthier than egusi seeds, Aunty Flo, you're the best. Thanks for sharing
Wow that is a dream come true , Egusi is hard to get in my area
Thank you Aunty Flo.i have been eating my own sun flower seeds as snack.
Stephanie Agbor me too
Me too
Same here
I live in Germany and this has been my Egusi for years.
I love sunflower seeds its so delicious. I know this soup will be so delicious.
Oh! Egusi is my favourite soup and I don’t find it near me! I will definitely try with the sunflower seeds! I will make a carrot fufu with it❤️❤️❤️
Nanoubonbon yay! I'm glad.
Aunt Flo is back with another bang......sunflower egusi soup...i will have to try it and see.Thank you for sharing....😘😜😊😋
It taste the same use it to because melon seed is expensive in Holland.
4passion1 thank you,will do.Where i live,we only snack on it,i will give it a try.Thanks...😊
Yahaya Jenny here we use it as snack to .but try it same as pumpkinseed
4passion1 I Will...thank you...😊😘
They (sunflower seed) make a delicious alternative egusi soup. I use it alot, here in California.
Glad that you posted this recipe I've been trying to get Egusi but no such fortune. I'll try this recipe and let you know. Thanks much.
Try ordering on line from certain websites.
@@wetinjojo: Thanks for the information. Which websites can be trusted to buy these African ingredients?
Aunty Flo haff finally burst my head o. What? This is incredible. Egusi is my all-time favorite soup so I'm truly excited to try out this sunflower egusi recipe.
Thanks for sharing, , it looks delicious and exactly like Egusi soup
I have almost a kilogramme of sunflower seeds at home and I was looking for a way to use them in cooking, I never thought I would be introduced to Nigerian food that way
you can substitute for peanuts in groundnut soup too.
Thanks so much for this! The people operating African shops here are not doing well! Sometimes you find egusi there and sometimes it might last for weeks, thanks for this alternative!!
I love the texture. I will definitely try it
Sunflower seems are so good healthy
I used almond as egusi alternative the other day. Worked very well!
Can you share the link here please? I can't find that particular video
I try it today it came out very well
Oh wow. Flo way to go. Now I know what i can use in a short period if i run out of egwusi. Please where does your inspiration come from? I want it too. Thank you for sharing the video. Now I definitely need to see the spinach fufu video. That would be interesting to watch. Great video as always.
Chibuike Ulasi if you see my email, read the comments on my videos, Facebook page and groups, Instagram you will understand why I have inspiration for years worth of videos. 😂 It's just time that I need to make them videos. Daalu.
Aunty Aunty Flo! Back with another alternative, thank you so much for all these beautiful recipes ☺️
Nwayi nkonuko you no de carry last,this is a must try because it looks appetizing and mouthwatering
hehehe Onye Nkonukọ ibe m! Ọ kwa ụnụ na ezi m! 🤣
Daalụ for always enjoying my nkonụkọs ;)
I have never had Egusi Soup, but I still had to give the video a thumbs up because I love your videos. I'm going to try some of your recipes soon.
Thank you :)
All Nigerian Recipes I haven't tried your recipe, but I tried egusi soup and pounded yam at a restaurant in the US yesterday. Is the pounded yam just a bland tasting swallow? The egusi soup was not bad. I definitely want to try it again.
You can also use raw pumpkin seeds, pepitas.
msriyahbabi I was just about to ask if Pumpkin Seeds can be used as an alternative. Thanks!
Queen Sheba ☺ you're welcome
@@skoorbjax pumpkin seeds is the English name for Egusi. It's not an alternative for egusi soup because egusi is pumpkin seeds
all these alternative recipes are genius, thanks!
Absolutely stunning! Loving what I saw already 👌👌👌
Sesame seeds taste like egusi too.
Oh really ,pls can u explain how to do it ? Thank u a Lot!
My sweet nwanyioma, I love you mama. Am going to surprise my guy with this soup. I live in Rome
Flo I use pumpkin seeds all the time and they actually thicken and taste yummy like egusi. I realized that these seeds that come in pods actually taste the same. Can you post a video using pumpkin seeds, please?
I'm about to try this with peeled pumpkin seeds...
thank you aunty, I have been craving for this and its hard to find egusi seed. thanks a bunch
Flo my sister...this is very creative! This is an intelligent lady. Love it. You can possibly use all kinds of seeds.
qap wee maybe all kinds of oily seeds.
Have been looking for egusi seed in my area but hard to get. I am trying it right away .. Thanks for d upload .
Auntie Flo..
You are too much.
Coincidentally, my egusi got finished and I tried to buy from the Moroccoan shop in Madrid and it was so expensive especially the seeds.
These sunflower seeds are a great alternative for me.
Will source them as soon as possible.
Thanks Sis😘
joyce ngozi glad to read that the video came at the right time. You don't even need to source it anything. Ndi Panya ji pipas agba bol. It is everywhere especially in frutos secos shops. Enjoy! 🙂
Thank you very much may GOD bless you and your families in JESUS name AMEN
Thumbs up ma'am... You always have for us to taste home recipe
Very good and look very yummy😙, BUT ma'am can I use mixing method for the sunflower seed?
wawu,no more egusi for me,will start using this and is even more healthier.Thanks ma,can't wait for the second alternative.
Yummy will try it. Thanks for the recipe.
I use pepitas as an alternative. It’s carb free and very delicious
That is such a creative cookery concept.Thank you for the idea! My only question is, is it any more cost-effective than egusi?
Mimi Nwabuoku the video aims to solve an availability problem. Some people cannot see Egusi at all where they live. Even in cost, sunflower seeds are far more cheaper than Egusi seeds. At least where I live. Nigerian traditional ingredients are very expensive in any part of outside Nigeria.
All Nigerian Recipes Aaaaaah, you answered me? Thank you 😊 . I am fortunate to live in the New York City metro area so I can find the real deal, but I do appreciate that not everyone who lives in “obodo bekee” might be able to obtain any. Now , how about that green fufu-! 😋
You are just great Flo😃❤👍!!!
Aunty Flo! The spinach fufu killed me oooooo!!! I will definitely do this one for my father! Lots of love!!!
Good to know there is an alternative to Egusi. I will like to know why you wilt the Spinach though. Thanks for the recipe
Sarah Akinola-Elewode I think it's to reduce the water content in the spinach
Sarah Akinola-Elewode when wilted it integrates better into the soup especially such a soup as Egusi Soup.
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We learn everyday. Thanks
Superb! Thank you!
This is good cooking , it looks like egusi soup
Thank you for the nice recipe, can frying method be used for the ground sunflower?
FYI As this version is made from Melon seeds it will be great for diabetics as bitter melon seeds are used to reduce ALl1C in diabetics hence the slight bitter taste Florence mentions. After a while you don't even notice it.
Omg, Aunty Flo, please don't allow our screens to explode o, this is yummiliciously, Gbam!!
Biko nya tiwaa ka ụnụ mabata bia rie the food. ;)
Daalụ
Thank you Antie Flo... hmmm I just learnt this eeh.
Hmmm... we are in he "alternatives" era on your channel. Keep up the good work!
Thank you sis i lv in spain so i ll try dis
Question, why do you wilt the spinach first? Will it not wilt when in the stew? Isn't it just an extra step?
Aunty Flo, can we please get an egusi recipe for vegetarians?!
I use it all the time.
Thank you so much for the content Flo! Can you provide and vegan/vegetarian versions of some of these classic dishes such as Egusi?
Waooo if this is healthy eating in a large quantity like this then I consider it amezing is gonna be my best instead of egusi, thanks for sharing.
Ndi Opara it contains oil. I live in Spain and here the Spanish snack on this so much. Someone can finish a big bag in a sitting and Spanish people are the healthiest people in the world. They also drink olive oil like water and they are fine. Of course every ingredient cannot be "healthy" for everyone but I usually take a look at a people to know if their diet is good. And from what I have seen, sunflower seeds must be good.
Sis thanks so much I just want to know much about the seed I have not eat it in large quantity as such ,am going to try this because I like the result how it looks thanks for the great idea remain bless
Great job my dear sister
Spinach fufu hmmmmm incredible
Okonkwo Ijeoma J bia rie spinach nni onuno. 😂🤣😂🤣
Fia of 💩💩💩 dey catch me.
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Jisie ike nne oma
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But I want to come over there ooooo plsssss
Use European the green pumpkin seeds it'll work better but this looks good to try. Thanks for sharing.
Wow wow beautiful how you have made somthing out of using sunflower seeds adaptation is real i enjoy your videos very mich do you live in europe?and i have just became a sub thanks for the vid you are funny too my beautiful sista... Please keep them coming🌼🌸🌻😊
Thank you so much sister. Very cheap here in Qatar
you are wonderful, Thank You!
Great 👍
MY aunty made me to use this seed to make egusi soup for her last week here in Italy they call it semi di girasole but at first I never wanted to make the soup for her I was like sun flower seed ? but yeah my big aunty has confirmed it good job
UKENNADI KITCHEN it's a great alternative.
You can add the 2 together it is so good nice to learn tummy
Yummy*
Nice!
I love ur channel ND ideas like kilode!
My grandma makes this all the time
Aunty flo thank you it many here but I dont used to it my people here are eating it like that now that have know it can make as melon soup I will prepare it .love you........
😘😘😘 Enjoy!
Well done Flo. I love Sunflower seeds - contrary to your experience here with your soup, I find them slightly on the sweet part of the taste register.
I find that pumpkin seeds are just as good too....I get them on eBay UK and they taste and look like egusi….albeit green in colour.
Yes, that bitter taste is just my sensitive tastebuds being petty. LOL
I had to mention it for those who have my kind of tastebuds. ;) The soup tasted like egusi soup.
I need to try pumpkin seeds if they have the peeled one here. Thank you.
I buy peeled organic ones on eBay UK. I use them rather than our egusi. Its cheaper and cleaner, they don't have all those rubbish ones our own tend to have inside, so I don't have to sit and start sorting and picking out unfit ones.
BTW - I searched eBay Spain.
With my limited 'spanyihola' I got this listing. I don't know if its organic or not, my Spanish no reach dat wan.
Item # -252640612758
Emilia Rose Yesss, I used to make it with pumpkin seeds. There's no difference in taste at all. In fact it's even better! Glad to find a kindred spirit. Hope the sunflower is just as good!
SIS FLO, GOD BLESS YOU.
Hmmm yummy..
Thanks Flo👍🏾 You’re very creative.
Is it less in fat and calorie compared to egusi?
Sunflower seeds has more calories than egusi.
Thank you. :)
I think in some parts of northern Nigeria, sesame seeds are used like egusi in soups too. Great job 👍🏽
Tolzie O sesame or beniseed?
All Nigerian Recipes ........aren’t they the same thing? 😳
Chai Tolzie sorry yes. For some reason my mind went to poppy seeds when I read your comment. Blame it on replying so many comments! 😂😂Yes, they are the same Sesame seeds, Beniseed or small egusi as they are called in Nigerian markets.
That is the other alternative I talked about at the end of the video.
Tolzie O that one has a bitter taste, we call it esisa in my place. It is high in magnesium/calcium and is believed to straighten bow legs.
All Nigerian Recipes the same thing Aunty Flo.
Wow amazing🙌🙌🙌
Egusi is also healthy because it is a vegetable that we plant and after some moths it it becomes eatable. The problem is that it's too expensive here in Europe.
Wow😲.......who would have thunk it!
Thank you
concerning the herbs, would a mixture of Uzizi leaves, Cent leaves together with Bitter leaves be a good combination? I am European and in the local African shop they had these three types of leaves. I am almost sure about bitter leaf, but not about the other two
Franko in addition to bitter leaves, I can add uziza to this soup. I will not add scent leaves because it will throw the taste of the soup off.
@@FloChinyere Thank you Flo, I will prepare it with Uzizi leaves and Bitter leaves.
@@FloChinyereI need one additional advice from you.
What do you do to get rid of the overly bitter taste of bitter leaves?
We use pumpkin seeds foe egusi :)
👌Mua too, I use Pumpkin and Sunflower seeds as my egwusi, for me; not much of a difference, rather gain health benefits.
Wow! Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice.
Issabanger, I will so make it😍
Can I use a normal blender with water to blend it, if I don't have a dry blender???
Alina Egbunike you can try it but these sunflower seeds are quite tricky. The middle is harder than the outside.
It won't blend as fine as a dry blender also known as a spice ginder.
thanks flow for this special recipe of sunflower seed but which one is the original seed for Egusi
Sera Chika melon seeds
Sera Chika I put a photo of original Egusi seeds at the beginning of the video.
All Nigerian Recipes what is the name of the regular melon. America has many melons. I’m wondering if I can find it or use another melon. I want it for future use. Thank you
It is simply known as Egusi. It is in the melon family but there's no specific English name for it. It is not even in the list of 25 popular melons so I am sure the gourd is not outside Nigeria. But you can find the seeds (peeled) in African shops. Every African shop labels it as Egusi. In Nigeria we do not eat the flesh of Egusi the melon, it is cultivated for the seeds. Read about it at: www.allnigerianrecipes.com/food-ingredients/egusi-melon-seeds.html and you can see the image of the egusi melon at: www.agrobusinessngr.com/egusi-melon-farming-how-to-plant-egusi-melon-step-by-step-guide/
Good job. Pls how do you "peel" the sunflower seeds? Hopefully not by hand the way we do egusi.I see only unpeeled ones around.
I bought the peeled ones. You will need to ask the shop keepers for the peeled ones. They will most likely have it because it is very common here. And make sure it is raw.
Did you add psyllium husk to the spinach fufu? We would like to see the video of the spinach fufu.
Here you go: ua-cam.com/video/WaGkrK8QBz0/v-deo.html
I crooked it before... So yummy 😋
Wisdom Godwin also almonds too
Egusi soup alternative. Fufulize!!💯
Isn’t stock fish always salted? The one I know is so salted it has to be soaked in water for 24 hours, changing the water 3 times.
Welldone sweetheart. My mentor
You can still use almond seeds, I leave in Italy and I've tried it and you won't do much work cause u just do it exactly the way u do egusi and it also cake more than this,thoug not as caked as egusi
I leav in Egypt what can I use instead of palm oil and crabfish
Buy groundnuts oil pour on a pan and put tin tomatoe purée inside fry for 5mins and remove the oil u got the red oil sive the oil
Pumpkin seeds also another, healthier alternative - no difference in taste whatsoever
No difference in taste because pumpkin seeds is egusi