Dry Amla Fish Curry

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

• 50 g Dry Amla — soaked in water
• 1k g Sardines
• 1 Whole Coconut
• 10 nos Shallots (Kunjulli)
• 2 inch Ginger
• 8 nos Garlic cloves
• 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tsp Chilly powder
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds powder jeera powder — roasted
• 1 tsp Fenugreek powder — roasted (uluva)
• 20 nos Curry leaves
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• Salt, to taste
• 1 tsp Pepper powder
• 2 tbsp Cooking oil

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Clean fish and marinate with a mixture of chilly powder, turmeric powder and little salt. Take a bowl, add the marinated fish pieces with some water and bring the contents to a boil. It should just get cooked. Don¦t overcook it.

2. Step 2

   Grind to a fine paste v soaked amla, coconut, ginger, garlic and shallots.

3. Step 3

   Add this paste to the cooked fish and continue cooking till the mixture gets boiled. Add salt if required.

4. Step 4

   Once cooked, add the jeera and uluva powders and off the gas.

5. Step 5

   Heat a small pan, add oil and crackle mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and fry. Pour this into the curry.

6. Step 6

   Nadan dry amla fish curry is ready.