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Mango fish morsels, a recipe by Watamu

"Mchuzi wa samaki na maembe", the secrets of a tasty unique Kenyan dish

17-09-2020 di redazione

Fish morsels in mango sauce.
This is a Swahili recipe particularly used in Malindi and Watamu and on the coast of Kenya, where the plants of this delicious tropical fruit abound.
Here is for you the recipe of watamukenya.net

Mchuzi wa samaki na maembe
Ingredients for 4 people:

Half a kilo of fish cut into cubes or thick slices (white snapper or kingfish preferred)
2 chopped tomatoes
1 finely diced onion
A little coriander (if it meets your taste)
1 ngowe mango fruit, cut into pieces
A small diced pepper
Two bay leaves
One tablespoon of lime juice
A salt intake
One teaspoon of turmeric

Procedure:

Fry the onion with oil in a pan, add the lemon juice and turmeric, then all the other ingredients except the fish.
Add a glass of water and cover the pan, cook over low heat for about ten minutes.
Add the fish and cook until ready.
For a single course serve with basmati rice, better still with basmati boiled in half water and half coconut milk.

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