Smoked Fish Stew (by Zarina Abdulghani)

Served over rice or pasta, Zarina's recipe for smoked fish stew has become a favorite in the expat home where she works as a cook. She makes it with smoked tilapia from Lake Victoria, but any smoked white fish should work.

Ingredients:

2 cloves crushed garlic
1 finely chopped onion
a bit of cooking oil
2-3 ripe tomatoes, diced
3 T. tomato paste
water
1 tsp. curry powder
a pinch of dill
1 medium sized smoked fish (without bones - shreddedor cut into cubes)

Directions:

Cook the onions and garlic in oil until translucent. Add the diced tomatoes, and cook until soft.

Stir in tomato paste, curry powder and dill. Allowthe mixture to simmer for 5-10 minutes. Add a bit ofwater if it becomes too thick.

Add the smoked fish at the last minute, just cooking it long enough to warm.
Garnish with a sprinkle of dill.

Serve over rice (or pasta), and enjoy!

Zarina Abdulghani has been a LiA member since the beginning, in 1999. Many of her recipes and stories about her life as a young widowed mother were featured at LifeInAfrica.com 1999-2001.