Kerala style sardine curry –mathi vattichathe

Ingredients

• Sardine fish – 1 kg
• Ginger-1 piece
• Garlic- 4 or 5 nos
• Shallot-8 or 9 nos
• Chilli powder-1 tbsp
• Kashmire chilli powder-1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1 tsp
• Tomato-2 nos
• Fenugreek powder-1 tsp
• Curry leaves-4 sprig
• Tamarind – small ball

Method

• First we cut and clean the fish
• Then we take small bowl add tamarind and water.
• Then we crush ginger,garlic and shallots into separately and keep aside.
• Take oil in a mud pot add chilli powder and kashmire chilli powder ,mix well.
• Add crush shallots ,ginger ,green chilli,garlic ,tomato and curry leaves mix well
• Again we add oil ,fenugreek powder,turmeric powder and salt mix well
• Then we add tamarind water and sardine fish and mixwell
• Turn on the flame and cook till the gravy become thick .
• Finally we add curry leaves and mix well.
• Turn of the flame and serve with meals
• Enjoy the Kerala style sardine curry….