Mathi(Sardine) Mulaku Curry

Ingredients:-

Mathi (Sardines) - 8 nos cleaned well.
Sliced Ginger - 1 tbsp
Sliced Garlic - 1 tbsp
Sliced Green Chilli  - 2 nos
Sliced Shallots (small onion) - 8 nos
Kudam Puli - 2 pieces
Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 6 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Water
Curry Leaves
Coconut Oil
Salt

Method:-

1. Clean the fish and make slits on the sides.
2. In a small bowl soak the Kudampuli in water.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan and add sliced Ginger, Garlic, Green Chilli, Shallots and saute this well.
4. Add 1/4 tsp of Turmeric Powder and Salt to taste to this and mix well.
5. In a small bowl, add the Kashmiri Chilli Powder and make this a paste by adding water to this.
6. Add this Chilli paste to the frying pan and stir well.
7. Add water to this, so that the fish could be submerged in the gravy.
8. Add the already soaked Kudampuli into this mixture and mix well.
9. Once boiled, add the fish and cook this for about 10 minutes in low flame.
10. Please do not use the spoon to stir this once fish is added.
11. Once fish is cooked, add the curry leaves and Coconut Oil and Mathi Mulaku Curry is ready to be served.

(Note:- This Fish Curry is good with Naadan Kappa puzhuku.)