Sardine Coconut Curry

Ingredients:

• Sardine fish – 1kg
• Shallots – 15 to 16 nos
• Ginger – 1 nos
• Garlic – 1 nos
• Curry leaves – 3 to 4 sprigs
• Grated coconut – 1 cup
• Tamarind – small ball.
• Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tbsp
• Fenugreek seed – 1 tsp
• Dry red chilli – 3 to 4 nos
• Salt – 1 or 2 tbsp
• Oil – 3 to 4 tbsp

Method

• Firstly, we have to fill a bowl with water.
• Then add tamarind and soak for half an hour.
• Then we have to grind grated coconut, turmeric powder and chilli powder into a course paste and set it aside
• The tamarind was then squeezed, drained, and set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan
• Add chopped ginger, garlic and shallots.
• Saute them well.
• Then add curry leaves and saute them well.
• Then add grounded coconut mix and combine them well.
• Add drained tamarind water ,mix and boil them well.
• Sprinkle some salt and mix them well.
• Then add cleaned sardine fish and mix them well.
• Add green chilli and mix them well.
• Cover and cook till the fishes become well cooked .
• Remove the lid and check whether the fish is well cooked or not.
• Remove from fire and set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan add fenugreek seed
• Then add dry red chilli and curry leaves .
• Saute them well
• Add red chilli powder and saute them well.
• Remove from fire and pour the mixture into the curry pan
• Mix them well.
• Serve the tasty fish curry with boiled tapioca.