Tomato tenga

Tomato tenga is one of my favorites! Such a simple dish made with tomatoes and delicious crispy fish. Its refreshing and honestly such a staple in Syhleti households. There's really no exact recipe but I tried to narrow it down to rough measurements since I got a lot of requests for it. Hope you enjoy it!

Ingredients:

Oil

6 cloves of garlic

~20 plum tomatoes

1 tsp turmeric

Fresh chilis

White fish of choice ~1lb I

1/2 salt

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp turmeric

Oil for frying

Water

Cilantro

1. Heat a little oil in a pot and add minced garlic. Cook until golden.

2. Add chopped tomatoes. Season with 1 tsp salt. Mix and cover with lid.

3. Let tomatoes soften. Sesaon with 1 tsp turmeric.

4. Add fresh chilis. Continue to simmer medium heat ~ 30 mins stirring often.

5. In the meantime cut fish into small pieces. Season with 1/2 tsp salt, turmeric and chili powder.

6. Heat a fry pan with generous oil.

7. Fry fish until golden and crispy.

8. Remove fish from oil and add to tomatoes.

9. Add about 1 cup of water or more depending how thin the broth you like.

10. Let it come to a boil. Adjust salt and add a generous amount of cilantro.

11. Enjoy with rice. More peppers on the side if you're like me :)

My tenga looks a lot more vibrant than usual because I'm using homegrown tomatoes! The color is rich. People also add fresh lemon juice to the dish to add more *tenga. Do as you wish!