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Dry Fish Curry

Dry fish curry is cooked with tamarind paste, crushed shallots, garlic, kuzhambu powder and other ingredients
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 100 g Dried fish
  • ¼ cup Shallots Kochulli
  • 1 tbsp Garlic
  • ¼ tsp Black pepper
  • ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • ½ tsp Chilly powder
  • Coriander powder ¾ tsp
  • 1 tsp Thick tamarind paste
  • Turmeric powder A pinch
  • 2 sprigs Curry leaves
  • 1 tblsp Oil
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a pan and add fenugreek seeds, shallots, black pepper and garlic. Fry for 2 minutes and drain from the oil. Grind well the fried ingredients and keep aside.
  • Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder and coriander powder in the same oil and saute in low flame till the oil separates.
  • Now add the ground paste. Mix well and add the tamarind paste and one cup of water. Bring to boil and add the dry fish.
  • Cook covered in low flame till the gravy thickens. Garnish with curry leaves.
  • Dry fish curry, a wonderful hot and spicy side dish recipe with rice is ready.
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