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OMENA

Kenya cuisine recipes | Image courtesy: victor Matara /citizen.digital.com

Ingredients

1 cup of dried omena, rinsed thoroughly

Extra virgin olive oil/Vegetable oil,

1 tablespoon unsalted butter,

1 teaspoon Crushed garlic

Crushed ginger

Dania

Fresh green chili

1 green fresh lemon

Instructions

1. Heat your pan on medium heat and add the washed omena, with a little bit of water (about 5 tablespoons) so that you boil it just gently. Then when the water is evaporated add the oil and butter, toss and let it brown for about 3 minutes then flip and brown the other side.

2. Add crushed garlic, crushed ginger, chopped dania stalks, fresh green chilli(deseeded - optional), about 1/2 teaspoon of fresh lemon zest and the juice of one medium size lemon, this will bring down any fishy aroma and add more good flavor

3. Add your thoroughly cleaned omena and fry for about 3 minutes on medium heat while tossing it gently. 4. Add a little bit of water slowly and deglaze the sticky bits from the bottom of the pan - this is where the flavour is.

5. When finished cooking add a little more fresh lemon juice6. Serve with ugali and sukuma.