Mathi Peera Fry

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

• 1/2 kg Sardine/Mathi
• 1 cup Coconut — grated
• 6 nos Shallots (Kunjulli)
• 3 nos Green chillies
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 tsp Chilly powder
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• Curry leaves, a few
• 1 small Ginger
• Coconut oil, to taste
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• Salt, to taste

Preparation

1. Step 1

   For preparing mathi peera fry, first clean fish and make slits. Crush roughly coconut, shallots, green chillies, chilly powder, coriander powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and curry leaves. Set aside.

2. Step 2

   Sprinkle little salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric on the fish pieces and pan-fry in mann chatti.

3. Step 3

   Get out the fish and set aside.

4. Step 4

   In the same chatti, pour little oil and let the mustard seeds crackle. Add the crushed coconut mixture and fry.

5. Step 5

   Add the fish pieces and cover it with lid and cook for sometime.

6. Step 6

   When done take it off the heat and pour little oil on top.

7. Step 7

   Mathi peera fry is ready.