CRISPY FRIED BREAM IN TOMATO TURMERIC SAUCE

by Kyla Van Heerden

By Clara Kapalembe (@blackgarliczambia)

CRISPY FRIED BREAM IN TOMATO TURMERIC SAUCE

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Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • INGREDIENTS
  • • 1 whole bream, cleaned and scored
  • • 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
  • • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, crushed
  • • 2 fresh chillies, chopped
  • • juice of 1 lemon
  • • salt, to taste
  • • oil, for frying
  • For the sauce
  • • 1 onion, sliced
  • • 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
  • • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • • salt, to taste
  • • ½ cup water

Instructions

METHOD
1. Rub the cleaned fish with garlic, ginger, chillies, lemon juice, and salt. Set aside for 10–15 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the fish until golden and crispy on both sides. Set aside.
3. In the same pan, fry the onions and garlic until fragrant. Add the tomato paste, turmeric, and a little water. Season with salt.
4. Allow the sauce to simmer and thicken, then return the fish to the pan. Spoon the sauce over the fish and let it simmer for 3 minutes.
5. Serve hot with nshima, rice, or fried sweet potatoes.

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