Gari Foto

Ingredients

• 2 cups gari
• ½ cup warm water (with a little salt added, if desired)
• ½ cup cooking oil (preferably palm oil or peanut oil)
• 1 or 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 or 3 ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped (and two tablespoons tomato paste, optional)
• 1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
• 6 eggs, beaten
• salt and black pepper to taste

Procedures

1. Place the gari in a clean bowl.
2. Sprinkle the gari with water, spoonful by spoonful while stirring, to evenly moisten it.
3. Stir with a fork or spoon.
4. Cover with a clean cloth and set aside.
5. Heat oil in a skillet.
6. Fry onions and tomatoes until the onions are tender, but not browned five minutes or less.
7. Slowly pour the eggs into the skillet, while stirring, and cook them, stirring constantly (as in making scrambled eggs.)
8. Fold the moistened gari into the eggs-onions-tomatoes mixture.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
11. Serve immediately.