Name: Dry Fish Chutney
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 7-8 pieces Salt fish (any small type/dry shark); 4 nos Shallots (Kunjulli); 1 cup Coconut (grated); 1 tsp Ginger (chopped finely); 3 nos Green chillies (chopped); 2 tsp Tamarind juice; 5 nos Curry leaves; Salt (As reqd); 3-4 tbsp Oil

Dry Fish Chutney

Salt fish ground with other ingredients to make this yummy side dish

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

7-8 pieces Salt fish any small type/dry shark
4 nos Shallots Kunjulli
1 cup Coconut grated
1 tsp Ginger chopped finely
3 nos Green chillies chopped
2 tsp Tamarind juice
5 nos Curry leaves
Salt As reqd
3-4 tbsp Oil

Instructions

For preparing dry fish chutney, clean the fish and soak in water for 10 minutes. Then drain the water.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the fish until all sides are golden brown. It need not get crispy.
Take the fish out of the pan and keep aside.
Once the fish is cool, smash it slightly with a fork.
Take a mixer grinder, add the fried fish, shallots, grated coconut, ginger, green chillies, tamarind juice, curry leaves and salt.
Give about 4-5 turns. By that time, it should have just ground enough (The chutney should not be smooth. It should be coarse).
Gather the chutney from the mixer and form a soft ball.
Dry fish chutney is ready. Serve fresh as a side dish with rice.
Tip: 1)While soaking dry fish, put a few bits of paper in the water. It will absorb the salt content of the fish.
Also be very careful while adding salt in chutney as the fish is already very salty.