Let’s be real, sometimes, your wallet is giving vibes, but your stomach is giving hunger.
When the economy is doing its thing, you need budget friendly soups that still slap like no tomorrow.
Lucky for you, Nigerian cuisine is rich, flavorful, and adaptable, meaning you can cook a whole pot of soup with just ₦3,000 and still eat like royalty.
Wait, you think we’re telling lies?
well, here is a full rundown of 5 soups you can cook with just 3k!
1. Okra Soup – The MVP of Budget Cooking
Okra soup is cheap, fast, and delicious, the holy trinity of survival meals.
Okra – ₦500
Crayfish – ₦500
Palm oil – ₦500
Kpomo – ₦700
Seasoning & Pepper – ₦300
Ugu (Pumpkin Leaves) – ₦500
If meat is looking expensive, smoked fish or kpomo will do the job.
Afterall, protein na protein!
2. Egusi Soup – The “Rich but Affordable” Option
Egusi soup is thick, creamy, and filling, making it perfect for balling on a budget. Once you make this soup with our perfect budget, sapa will see you and run!
Egusi – ₦800
Palm oil – ₦500
Crayfish – ₦500
Fish or Ponmo – ₦700
Seasoning & Pepper – ₦300
Vegetables (Ugwu or Bitterleaf) – ₦200
Make sure you Fry your egusi first for that extra flavor boost!
3. Ogbono Soup – The Slippery Goodness
Ogbono soup is easy to cook, rich in nutrients, and perfect for stretching meals. You don’t even need to do too much with this soup.
Before you go to the market to get the ogbono, put a smile on your face, for more options, put a mask in your bag and get ready to run like a thief.
Ogbono – ₦800 (with abeg ooo! No squeeze face)
Palm oil – ₦500 (No look anybody face, buy your small palm oil in peace)
Crayfish – ₦200 (make sea creature dey inside at least)
Stockfish or Ponmo – ₦1,000 (If you buy stock fish, na bone dem go give you oo, so choose wisely!)
Seasoning & Pepper – ₦300
Vegetables (Uziza or Ugwu) – ₦200 (Enough veggies, make you no go faint)
Blend your ogbono seeds well so it can draw very well.
4. Ewedu & Stew – The Yoruba Classic
Ewedu soup is simple, nutritious, and pairs perfectly with pepper stew (IYKYK)
Ewedu Leaves – ₦500
Tomatoes & Pepper – ₦800
Palm oil – ₦500
Crayfish – ₦100
Seasoning – ₦300
Fish or Ponmo – ₦800
so after all these tips, you’re still waiting for us to tell you how to get amala? Omo you go relax ooo
Blend your ewedu for that smooth, restaurant-style texture!
5. Vegetable Soup – The Healthy & Affordable Choice
Vegetable soup is nutritious, flavorful, and doesn’t need expensive ingredients. Enough veggies for your system.
Ugu Leaves – ₦800
Waterleaf – ₦500
Palm oil – ₦500
Crayfish – ₦200
Kpomo – ₦800
Seasoning & Pepper – ₦200
Once you’re done cooking the soup, go outside and beg your Neighbour for fufu or Garri.
Now you’ll believe us when we say you can cook a pot of soup with just 3k. Even if it comes out as watery pepper soup. soup na soup!.
Oya which soup are you cooking first.
