Meen Moleesan

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 1/2 kg Sardine or Mackerel Mathi or Ayila
• 1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 Teaspoon Chilli powder
• 3 nos Green chillies
• 1 Tablespoon Ginger
• 5 nos Garlic — crushed
• 1 nos Onion
• 2 nos Tomato
• Tamarind paste from a lemon size tamarind
• Curry leaves, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• 2 Teaspoon Coconut oil

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Clean mathi or ayila and cut down into pieces.

2. Step 2

   Cut down onion, tomato,green chillies and ginger into small pieces.

3. Step 3

   In a manchatti(claypot), add fish, onion, tomato, green chillies, ginger pieces, tamarind paste. To that add little bit water and allow this fish to cook for some time.(Don't add more water).

4. Step 4

   When it is done, add curry leaves, smashed garlic, coconut oil on the top of the curry and close the pot with a lid so that the garlic gets cooked in the hot curry itself.