Omena balls in coconut sauce

Name: Omena balls in coconut sauce
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 250 g dry omena boiled for 2mins in vinegar and salt; 4 garlic cloves; 1 inch ginger; 1 cup breadcrumbs; 1 egg; Half a tsp turmeric; Quarter tsp black pepper; 1 large onion; Bunch coriander; Dill seeds (optional); to taste Salt; 1 cup coconut milk; 3 tomatoes diced

Ogola Otieno @cook_ogola1

Mlolongo

This was just a trial recipe that I felt I should do.

Ogola Otieno @cook_ogola1

Mlolongo

This was just a trial recipe that I felt I should do.

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Ingredients

3 servings

250 gdry omena boiled for 2mins in vinegar and salt
4garlic cloves
1 inchginger
1 cupbreadcrumbs
1egg
Halfa tsp turmeric
Quarter tsp black pepper
1large onion
Bunchcoriander
Dill seeds (optional)
to tasteSalt
1 cupcoconut milk
3tomatoes diced

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Steps

1

Make even omena balls and refrigerate the balls for at least 1 hr
2

Mince your omena in a mortar and pestle together with salt, 2 cloves of garlic, black pepper and salt as shown. I am not sure if a blender will work.
3

In a large bowl place you minced omena, egg, turmeric, breadcrumbs, salt and mixed to create a dough.
4

Heat oil in a pan, and brown the omena balls until golden brown. In the same pan add onions and sauté until translucent, then add the rest of the garlic. Cook until it becomes fragrant
5

Add tomato purée plus a little black pepper, salt. Cook until the tomatoes are cooked.
6

Add coconut milk and cook for 2mins then add your omena balls. Cook until the sauce thickens. Add coriander and let it sit covered for 5 mins.
7

Serve with either rice or spaghetti.