Omena

Name: Omena
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 2 cups dried omena(sort it out to remove any dirt and shells); Water for boiling +1C water; 1/2 tsp salt; Lemon juice (from 1 lemon); 60 mls vegetable oil; 1 C dhania (about 2bunches of 5/= each 😆); 2 cloves garlic ground; About 1 inch fresh ginger ground; 4 ripe tomatoes; 1 large onion (purple onion)chopped; 1 tsp soy sauce (optional)

Lydia Mutete @cook_9949140

Omena

Lydia Mutete @cook_9949140

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Ingredients

2 cupsdried omena(sort it out to remove any dirt and shells)
Water for boiling +1C water
1/2 tspsalt
Lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
60 mlsvegetable oil
1 Cdhania (about 2bunches of 5/= each 😆)
2 clovesgarlic ground
About 1 inch fresh ginger ground
4ripe tomatoes
1large onion (purple onion)chopped
1 tspsoy sauce (optional)

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Steps

1

Boil your omena in water for about 30minutes (not with the 1C water)
2

Drain your omena and rinse it with clean water and drain
3

In a cooking pan,add your oil ginger and garlic and heat until just a little bit warm...about 30seconds
4

Add your drained omena to the frying pan and stir a little to ensure most of it has some hints of oil and the garlic
5

Let it fry for about 10minutes or until your omena starts to feel sort of crispy(not fully crispy) while stiring from time to time to avoid burning
6

Add half of your dhania (mostly the stems) and onions and stir...cover your pan and let cook for about 5minutes until the onions are tender
7

Now add your tomatoes and stir a little bit then cover for about 10minutes or until your tomatoes are tender
8

Mash the tomatoes until a thick soup is formed
9

Add your 1C of water pinch of salt and soy sauce (optional) lemon juice and your remaining dhania and stir.Let the soup reduce to your desired level
10

Serve with Ugali,steamed skuma wiki and avocado on the side
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Don't forget to share with friends...Tastes Better that way😆😆😆😆