Tomato sauce

Name: Tomato sauce (Silsi)
Yield: Makes about 400 ml (14 fl oz)
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: ½ cup (25 g) packed basil leaves; 1 teaspoon salt, plus extra to taste; 6 garlic cloves, finely diced; oil, for cooking; Kicha or gluten-free flatbread, for dipping; 1 tablespoon Tesmi; 4 ripe tomatoes; 2 tablespoons Dilik; 2 onions, finely diced

Silsi

Preparation info

Makes about
400 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Tekebash & Saba

By Saba Alemayoh

Published 2023

About

This is a sauce that people might make as an accompaniment to less spicy vegetarian dishes. It’s also great to use as a dip with Kicha. This is Tigray’s Napoletana sauce.

Ingredients

4 ripe tomatoes
½ cup (25 g) packed basil leaves
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Africa
Ethiopia
Side dish
Sauce
Vegetarian

Method

Roast the tomatoes over an open flame, turning until the skins become charred. Remove from the heat and set aside until cool enough to be able to peel the skin.

Remove the skin, put the tomatoes, basil and salt in a food processor and blend to a paste consistency.

Over medium heat, use a saucepan to sauté the onion in oil until translucent then add the garlic and sauté for a min