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

You Only Need ₦1k to Prepare These 7 Nigerian Soups

Source: Sisiyemmie

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

You Only Need ₦1k to Prepare These 7 Nigerian Soups

Source: Sisiyemmie

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

You Only Need ₦1k to Prepare These 7 Nigerian Soups

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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

You Only Need ₦1k to Prepare These 7 Nigerian Soups

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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) 

Source: The Guardian

Ponmo: ₦200

Iru (locust beans): ₦50

Eja kika (round fish): ₦300

Palm oil: ₦100

Habanero pepper: ₦100

Total spend: ₦950. Serves two.

Ogbono soup 

You Only Need ₦1k to Prepare These 7 Nigerian Soups

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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)

You Only Need ₦1k to Prepare These 7 Nigerian Soups

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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

You Only Need ₦1k to Prepare These 7 Nigerian Soups

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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