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Kole Kole

🐟 Kole Kole

Kole kole fish — a coastal Tanzanian catch.

Kole Kole recipe Tanzania — 8 steps, serves 4.

Best places for Kole Kole

  • Tulioboliwa — kole kole Samaki Samaki — Dar es Salaam
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Ingredients

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Serves 4 Prep 15 min Cook 18 min Calories ~393 kcal
  • 600 g Kole-kole fish
  • 1 cup Coconut milk
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 tbsp Ginger
  • 2 Lime
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • to taste Salt
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How to cook Kole Kole

Kole-kole is southern Tanzanian coastal fish cooked with coconut and lime. Eaten with ugali or rice at fish shacks. Cooked quickly to stay tender.

  1. Clean fish, score; salt and lime.
  2. Fry onion and ginger in oil.
  3. Add fish, sear 3 minutes each side.
  4. Add coconut milk and lime.
  5. Cover, reduce heat, cook 10 minutes.
  6. Sauce should thicken slightly.
  7. Garnish with coriander.
  8. Serve with ugali or coconut rice.

Tips

  • Small coastal fish cook fast — watch heat.
  • Lime and coconut define kole-kole flavor.

Frequently asked questions

Jinsi ya kupika kole kole?
Mapishi ya Kole Kole yapo hapa chini — hatua 8 za kupika nyumbani, pamoja na viungo na vidokezo.
Viungo vya kole kole ni vipi?
Orodha kamili ya viungo na vipimo iko kwenye sehemu ya Viungo hapa chini.
Kole Kole in English ni nini?
Kole Kole pia hujulikana kama Tulioboliwa Kole Kole — mapishi ya Tanzania kwenye Ladha za Tanzania.

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