Nadan mathi curry

Naadan mathi / Saradine curry is a very simple and traditional fish curry which is mainly tamarind based and tastes so delicious. Hope you will give this a try.

Ingredients

Sardine - 500gm (cleaned and drained)
Shallots - 10 (finely chopped)
Garlic - 3 pods sliced
Ginger - 2' sliced
Tomatoe - 1 (medium sized , chopped)
Green chilly - 2 (vertically slit)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Kasmiri chilly powder - 2tsp
Coriander Powder - 1tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seed - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaf - 1 spring
Dry red chilly - 2
Fish tamarind - 3 segments (soaked in warm water )
Oil - 3tbsp
Salt to taste

Method

1. Heat oil in a clay pot, add mustard seeds  and let it splutter. Add fenugreek seed and let it turn golden brown.

2. Add remaining shallots , ginger, garlic, dry red chilly and curry leaves. Saute until shallots turn slightly brown.

3.  Reduce the flame , add all the splice powders and saute for few minutes.

4. Add chopped tomato, saute until tomato turn mushy.

5. Then add soaked tamarind, little water and required salt, close the lid and allow the gravy to boil.

6.  Slowly add sardine pieces and cook for 10-15 minutes on medium flame.

7. Don't use ladle to stir the curry instead you can lift the pot and rotate it.

8. Remove it from flame and pour some oil and curry leaves over the curry. Keep it aside for 1hour.