Omena stew

Ingredients

2 cups (2 fists) dried omena fish

2 medium size onions

3 medium size tomatoes

1 teaspoon (1 thumb tips) fat or oil

Iodized salt to taste

2 cups (2 fists) clean water

Steps

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2 Food Groups

Clean cooking area, cooking bowls, and utensils with soap and clean water. Wash hands with soap and clean water. Wash the vegetables with clean water. Chop all the vegetables into small pieces. Sort omena and wash with clean water. Put omena, water and salt into cooking pot. Boil until almost all the water is gone.

In a separate cooking pot, heat the fat or oil; add the onions and cook until they are soft and golden brown.

Add tomatoes, stir, and cook until they are soft.

Add the cooked omena to the onions and tomatoes.

If you are cooking over gas, kerosene, jiko or fire, lower the heat. Cook until the mixture is hot throughout.

The stew should be thick, soft, and easy to eat.

Let mixture cool before serving so you do not burn your baby’s mouth.

Wash your hands and your child’s hands with soap and clean water before feeding your child.

Helpful Hints

• At this age, your child should be eating about ¾ cup (3 cupped handfuls) of food at each meal and a snack.

• If you have extra food, you can feed it to other children or store it in a covered container for NO MORE THAN 4 hours. If you store the food, be sure to heat it thoroughly before feeding it again to your baby.

• Continue breastfeeding on demand until your baby is 2 years old or more.