Dagaa Omena Recipe

Name: Dagaa Omena Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 2 cups dried omena fish; 2-3 small jugs hot water ((or more, depending on how dirty your omena is)); 3-5 Tbsp cooking oil ((plus a third a cup to briefly fry the omena)); 1 medium-sized onion ((chopped)); 2 small cloves garlic ((finely minced or crushed)); 3 medium-sized tomatoes ((finely diced or blended)); 1½ tsp tomato paste; 1 medium-sized bell pepper ((pili pili hoho)); 1 small diced chilli pepper or dried chili flakes ((optional)); 1 tsp curry powder; ¾ tsp salt ((or more to taste)); ⅓ cup water ((optional - for the stew)); one small bunch of coriander (cilantro) ((chopped, leaves and stems separated)); ½ small lemon

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:35min

This delicious Kenyan pan-fried omena (dagaa) fish stew with lemon is bursting with so much flavour and is definitely guaranteed to stand out every time you make it!

Updated at: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:50:43 GMT