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Sardine fry | മത്തി വറുത്തത് | Kerala style fish fry | Preeja's Cookbook

 Sardine fry | മത്തി വറുത്തത് 


Preparation time - 30 minutes + 30 minutes for marination

Cooking time - 20 minutes


Ingredients:

Sardine / മത്തി  - 500g ( cleaned)

Green chilli / പച്ചമുളക്  - 2

Black pepper/ കുരുമുളക്  - 2 tsp

Garlic cloves / വെളുത്തുള്ളി  - 4

Ginger / ഇഞ്ചി  - 1/2 inch piece
 
Small onion / ചെറിയ ഉള്ളി - 4

Curry leaves / കറിവേപ്പില 

Green cardamom/ ഏലക്ക  - 3

Coconut oil / വെളിച്ചെണ്ണ - 1/4 cup

Salt to taste / പാകത്തിന് ഉപ്പ് 

Lemon juice / ചെറു നാരങ്ങാ നീര്  - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Add green chilli, pepper , garlic, small onion, ginger ,green cardamom and salt into a mixer . Grind it without adding water.
 



2. Marinate the sardine with this masala . Add lemon juice into it. Keep the marinated pieces for 30 minutes.

3. Heat a skillet / tawa on medium heat. Add coconut oil and curry leaves. Curry leaves will enhance the flavor of oil.

4. Add fish pieces and fry it until brown on one side.

5. Turn over the fish pieces and fry other side also.
 
6. Remove from heat . Fish fry is ready. Enjoy !!!


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