Mathi ozhichu curry / Mathi curry / Sardine curry.

     

Mathi ozhichu curry / Mathi curry / Sardine curry.

     This is one of the awesome fish curry that i eat. Fish tamarind, shallots and vinegar gives a nice flour to this curry. Go head and make this....

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Ingredients 

• Sardine Fish - 500g(cleaned and cut into small pieces).
• Oil – 1 Tbspn.
• Curry leaves.
• Fenugreekseeds – ½ tsp.
• Shallots – 10-15 nos.
• Tomatoes – 1 finely chopped.
•  Salt.

For grinding:

• Grated coconut – 2 cup.
• Tamarind  - 1 lemon sized.
• Red chilly powder – 3 tbspn.
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp.
• Coriander powder – ½ - 1 tsp.
• Greenchillies - 3 nos
• Curryleaves.
• For tempering:
• Coconut oil – 2 tbspn.
• Shallots- 2 Tbspn. chopped.
• Curry leaves.
• Whole red chilly.
• Red chilly powder – ¼ - ½ tsp.

  

  Mathi  / Sardine 

Method of preparation:

1. Grind grated coconut, tamarind, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, green chillies and curry leaves in a blender by adding some water.
2. Take a meen chatti (flat earthen pot), heat up 1 tbsp of coconut oil. Use slow to medium flame throughout the cooking.
3. Add fenugreek seed, curry leaves and chopped shallots. Fry it in low flame for 3-5 minutes. Then add tomato, mix well.
4. Transfer grounded paste to it. Add some water if needed. Close the lid and allow it to boil.
5. Add fish in to the mixture when it boils. Cover the pan, Let it cook for another 5 minutes. Add enough amount of salt at this point. Let it cook for another 5 – 8 mints in low flame. Make sure fish pieces are not broken.
6. To make tempering: Heat 2 tbsp of coconut oil in a pan. Add chopped shallots, whole red chilly and curry leaves. Fry it in medium flame for 3-5 minutes, add ¼ - ½ tsp. of red chilly powder. Pour this tempering over the fish curry that we made.
7. Now our tasty sardine fish curry / mathi ozhichu curry is ready to serve. Serve this hot curry with rice, chapathi, paratha etc. Enjoy!!!

   

   Mathi ozhichu curry / Mathi curry / Sardine curry.