Varuthu Aracha Mathi Curry
Tasty Mathi Curry - Tasty With Porotta, Kappa, Chappathy, Rice etc.
Ingredients
- 15 nos Big Sardines/Mathi
- Tamarind a lime sized ball
- 4 to Curry leaves
- Salt As reqd
- Coconut oil As reqd
For roasting:
- 3/4 cup Freshly grated coconut
- 6 nos Dry whole red chili
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp Coriander powder
- 7 nos Shallots Kunjulli
- 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds Uluva
- 1 tsp Black peppercorns
- 2 sprigs Curry leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Lower heat and add fenugreek seeds, peppercorns, dry red chilies, curry leaves, small onions and fry for a few seconds.
- Then add coconut, turmeric powder, coriander powder and roast on low heat till coconut turns brown in color.
- Take off from stove and cool. Transfer to a blender and grind to a smooth paste with little water.
- Pour this masala into a manchatty or earthern pot.
- Extract tamarind juice adding enough water to the tamarind. Add tamarind extract to the pot, then add fish, salt to taste and more water if needed for the gravy.
- Bring to a boil, lower heat and cook covered till the fish is cooked well. Now pour little coconut oil on top of the curry, some fresh curry leaves. Take off the stove and serve hot.
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