This might sound like a joke, but SAPA does have a way of making you get creative with the resources at hand.
We recently witnessed Twitter people murder ₦10k, but what if we told you it’s possible to make a decent pot of soup with ₦1k. We’ll show you how.
Melon soup

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The key here is to stay within your budget, so don’t expect chunky proteins in your soup.
What you need:
Eja kika (round fish)– ₦300
Cameroon pepper – ₦100
Ground melon seeds – ₦200 (smallest tomato tin)
Palm oil – ₦100
Crayfish – ₦200
Average spend: ₦900. Serves two.
Groundnut soup

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Groundnut is for more than snacking on when you want to drink garri. Try this low budget soup instead.
What you need:
Roasted groundnut: ₦200
Ponmo: ₦200
Palm oil: ₦100
Dried shawa fish: ₦300
Cameroon pepper: ₦100.
Total spend: ₦1000. Serves two.
Assorted fried stew

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Not exactly a baddie when it comes to soups, but you’ll have something to go with white rice.
Pepper – ₦300
Ponmo – ₦200
Crayfish- ₦100
Smoked mackerel – ₦300
Palm oil – ₦100
P.S: Buy the pepper from Hausa roadside traders, and not the market women. Average spend: ₦1000. Serves two.
Waterleaf vegetable soup

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Who says you can’t have options with a N1000 budget?
What you need:
Waterleaf: ₦200 (If you’re lucky, you can even find them growing somewhere in your area)

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Ponmo: ₦200
Iru (locust beans): ₦50
Eja kika (round fish): ₦300
Palm oil: ₦100
Habanero pepper: ₦100
Total spend: ₦950. Serves two.
Ogbono soup

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Ogbono doesn’t get the love it deserves for offering so much value at minimal cost.
What you need:
Ground ogbono powder: ₦100
Cameroon pepper: ₦100
Crayfish: ₦200
Ponmo: ₦200
Ugwu leaves: ₦100
Eja kika (round fish) – ₦300
Total spend: ₦1000. Serves two.
Ila alasepo (Okra soup)

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Another low-budget soup that didn’t get its flowers until the join-body with seafood. This soup is a lifesaver.
What you need:
Okra: ₦200
Iru (locust beans): ₦50
Ponmo: ₦200
Cameroon pepper: ₦100
Eja kika (round fish): ₦300
Total spend: ₦850. Serves two.
Chicken feet pepper soup

Source: Blackpeoplesrecipes
There’s even something for when you want to set the club mood in your house.
What you need:
Peppersoup spice: ₦100
Scent leaf: ₦50
Cameroon pepper: ₦100
Chicken feet: ₦600
Total spend: ₦750. Serves two
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