Authentic Keralan Fish Curry Recipe from Simple Ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
• ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
• ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
• ½ inch piece of gingercrushed
• 6 cloves garliccrushed
• 10 Indian small onionssliced, shallots
• 2 green chilliesslit
• saltto taste
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 3 tsp red chilli powderuse more for a spicy curry
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 3 pieces Malabar tamarindsoaked in water
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 8-9 pieces Whole and cleaned Sardine(Mathi Meen)

Let’s cook

1. To make the dish taste more authentic cook it in an earthen pot. You can also use a regular pan. Take a pot and heat oil in it. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and fenugreek seeds. As the seeds crackle, add crushed ginger-garlic and sauté.

2. To the ginger-garlic mix, add the onion slices and cook until they turn brown.

3. In a small bowl, add turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder. Add a few tablespoons of water and make a thick paste.

4. Add the paste of powdered spices to the curry and mix well. Once the paste is cooked, add half a cup of water.

5. Add the Malabar tamarind to the curry. Close the pan with a lid and let the curry simmer for 5 minutes.

6. Add the coconut milk to the pan and let it simmer.

7. Add the Sardines to the pan and let the curry simmer for 5-6 minutes. Take it off the stove and let the curry rest for at least 3 hours. Serve with rice.