Nadan Mathi Recipe - Chaala Curry Recipe | Kerala Sardines Curry Recipe

Ingredients :

Sardines /Mathi/Chaala : 5 big 

Fish Tamarind /Kudampulli 

Curry leaves : 6 sprig

Coconut oil : 2 tbsp

Mustard

Salt to taste

To Ground to a fine paste:

Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder : 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp

Red Chilli powder : 1 1/2 tsp or (to your tolerable spice levels)

Coriander Powder : 1tbsp

Fenugreek seed  1/4 tsp

Jeera  -1/2 tsp

Shallots : 4-5

Ginger : 1/2 inch piece

Garlic : 3-4 pods

Curry leaf few 

Method : 

1. Wash and clean the sardine with salt and drain out water completely and make some small gashes on it and keep it aside.

2. In blender grind the listed ingredients mentioned above "To Ground" with enough water to fine paste.

3. Gently mix the ground spice paste, fish tamarind /kudampulli and salt with the sardines well.

4. Heat a pan and pour required coconut oil . when its hot tilt the pan in such a way that oil gets spread evenly in the pan.

5. Spread and arrange 4 sprig of curry leaves and chopped onions.

 on the pan add mathi /sardines with carefully over the curry leaves.

6. Add little water and bring to boil, 

now add the remaining curry leaves and reduce the flame and let it simmer for about 15– 20 minutes until all/most of the water evaporates and the gravy thickens. 

7. Remove from fire; splutter some mustard and curry leaves and pour on the top of curry and keep covered for 20-30 minutes.

8. Serve hot with boiled rice.