Nigerian Pepper Soup Spice Mix is so easy to make and the aroma is a lot better than the pre-packed ones you get at the stores.
Apart from the fresh aroma, you also know what goes into your Pepper Soup Spice mix , with no additives or preservatives added into it.
Here’s how to prepare it.
Ingredients for Homemade Nigerian Pepper Soup Spice Mix
You’ll need:
* 6 to 8 pieces calabash Nutmeg
* 8 pieces Negro pepper (Uda seeds)
* 1 tablespoonful seeds of Aligator pepper (Atariko/Ulima seed)
**this makes about 3 tablespoonful pepper soup spice mix
Note: some people add dried ginger roots and cubeb peppers(uziza seeds) to their mix, so feel free to add a little if you want to.
Preparation:
*First roast the Calabash Nutmeg on a frying pan until it begins to turn dark brown and you can smell its lovely aroma. Gently peel off the outer skin and take out the seed inside.
*Now, combine the calabash nutmeg, Negro pepper (Uda seeds) and Aligator pepper(Atariko/Ulima seeds) in a blender, and grind to a fine powder.
Pour into an airtight container and store in a dry place. This pepper soup spice mix keeps for up to a year if stored properly.
Now you have Your Homemade Pepper soup Spice, for use in any Nigerian Pepper soup recipe.
welldone. please what about fried rice, jollof rice, and all purpose spice mix
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Please where can one get these raw spices in new jersey USA,kindly suggest thank you
Please where can I get this raw spices?am in USA,kindly suggest thank you
Wow, this post is fastidious, my sister is analyzing such things, thus I am going to tell her.
NK is it advisable to use uda together with the seeds? My mum used to remove the seeds saying it's bitter but I noticed that most people blend it together with the seeds. Please kindly explain more on this
Keep up the good work. Will simply try it out dis weekend
Keep up d good work
Pls, I need spice mix for chicken, beef and fish stew. Thx
wonderful information.please have you any ideal on banga spice too?
Pls what is another name for these ingredients outside Nigeria?
How long can one store these spices for ?
Pls wht I the name of this ingredient in yoruba if I want to buy cos I live in Ibadan
Good work dear keep it up.
Good work dear keep it up.
Thanks for the recipe please do i have to peel out the seed of the negro pepper before blending it, if yes which part should i use, the seed or the skin? thanks.
Thanks for the recipe; it's always healthier to prepare yours at home. At least you are sure of the mix you are using.
Exactly 🙂
Am yet to get aligator pepper for my pepper soup mix, please can u suggest any other recipe i can use in stead of aligator pepper or can i use dried cameron pepper?Thanks for this piece.
You can prepare it without the aligator pepper, a lot of people only make use of calabash Nutmeg and Negro pepper (Uda seeds).
thanks for this stepwise explanation on how to prepare my own pepper soup spice mix. But how do I get the seeds out of the aligator pepper?
You're welcome. Simply,Cut it open and pick out the seeds with a knife.Some of the seeds will fall out on their own, when you cut it open.
Do you know where I can buy calabash nutmeg for the pepper soup online?
Sorry Kume, I don't have an idea.
Do you know where I can buy calabash nutmeg for the pepper soup online?
Hello, Thanks for posting the recipe. I will definitely try it, however, I am unable to find the calabash nutmeg online. Do you have any suggestions? thanks and God bless… Kume
THanks Kume, you can get it at most African stores.
Thanks for this piece God bless u
You're welcome 🙂
Thanks for this Nky.i so love what you are doing.keep it up.
Thanks Hun 🙂
Thanks a lot for this
You're welcome dearie 🙂
I'm planning on making goat meat pepper soup and I can't wait to make the spices for myself. I live in South Africa and I'm still hunting for ingredients. One question,can goat meat pepper soup serve as a starter?….thank you thank you for your work:)
Yes Hun, goat meat pepper soup cam also serve as a starter, and do let me know if you are able to get the ingredients 🙂
Hi, please recommend a ready mix pack. I live in London. I don't know where to get the ingredients to make my own mix.
Hi dear, check at any Nigerian Store near you, you'll surely find one.
Your recipe is also lovely in dis area. Only God can truly reward you for this good work you're doing. Only that I want recipe on different types of sauce. Thank you so very much. Regard to your family.
Thanks dear, what other sauces would you like to see ?
I am addicted to pepper soup, so i make it every week.I have been looking for how to make my own, pepper soup spice mix,no more buying for me ooooo. thanks girlfrnd
you're welcome hun 🙂
Tanks 4 d recipe,I wil giv it a try.
You're welcome dear 🙂
thanks for this recipe, the last pepper soup spice mix i bought tasted weird, now i can make my own.
I also bought one few years back, when I ran out of spices and regretted it…thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for another nice recipe… The combination of all these ingredients will sure give the pepper soup a nice aroma.
You are welcome , my dear Catherine, they sure will dear 🙂
Pls do i have to peel out the seed from the abernero pepper before blending it?
Pls i meant negro pepper, should i peel it before blending it?
No you dont have to remove the seeds, you grind it together.