Ayoyo soup is a green leaf soup enjoyed by tribes in the northern region of Ghana. It’s popularly served with tuo, a maize & cassava meal like dumpling. Ayoyo is the local name for Jews or Jute Mallow or Egyptian Spinach or bush okra. It’s a very nutritious leaf rich in protein, calcium, riboflavin, iron, folate and dietary fiber. It’s thought to be a super food so enjoy eating it.
Ayoyo (Molokhaya leaves) Soup
Ingredients
- 400 g Ayoyo leaves
- 1 Medium Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- 1/2 tbsp Dawadawa
- 1/2 tbsp Kawu or Bicarbonate of Soda
- 2 Stock cubes or 1 cup stock solution
- 1 Cup water
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Blend Ayoyo leaves with 1 cup water.
- Mash dawadawa with Tbsp water.
- Place all ingredients in a pot except salt and boil. Let it simmer to preferred thickness.
- Correct seasoning with salt, you can also refer to this video here for step by step demonstration.
