In the Kitchen with Kanta : Boiled Curry Fish

Every now and then I get a craving for food from “home”.  As you all know I’m Zambian and one of the main dishes that we eat in Zambia is Nshima also known as Pap, Fufu, and Sadza; depending on where you are from.  Now, today’s article is not going to be about how to cook Nshima, I think that most of you know how to do that, and if you don’t please refer to my previous column…

https://www.lusakatimes.com/2015/09/15/in-the-kitchen-with-kanta-traditional-zambian-meal/

Instead, I’m going to teach you how to cook one of my favourite dishes that I often eat with Nshima – Boiled Curry fish.

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1-2 tsps curry powder (depends on how spicy you want it)
• 400g tinned tomatoes
• 2 x Tilapia
• Salt to taste

Method

Prepare your fish – de-scale it, remove the insides and the gills and cut it into 3 pieces; wash and set aside.

Heat the oil on a medium-low heat, in a deep pan or pot and gently fry the onion for about 5 mins.  Add half of the tomatoes, mix and cook for a further 5 minutes.  Now add your curry powder and mix well.

Place your fish on top of the onion/tomato mixture – giving each piece enough space.  Add salt to taste and add the remaining tomato over the top.

Bring to a boil, and gently cook for 20-30 mins, until the fish is cooked through.

Serving

Serve immediately with hot nshima and vegetables.  Enjoy!

Kanta Temba is a cake maker and decorator. She is also the owner and founder of Kanta Kakes – cake shop.

You can find her work on www.kantakakes.com.  Follow her on twitter @KantaKakes and Instagram @KantaTemba.