Name: Naadan Matthi (Sardine) Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 15 small Sardine (Mathi); 1 no Tomato; 6 nos Small onion; 1/4 inch Ginger; 3 nos Garlic; 2 nos Green chillies; Curry leaves (A few); 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 tsp Kashmiri chilly powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Fenugreek; Mustard seeds; 2 pieces Kokum (soaked in water, Kudampuli); Coconut oil

Naadan Matthi (Sardine) Curry

A naadan dish with Sardines (Matthi)

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

15 small Sardine Mathi
1 no Tomato
6 nos Small onion
1/4 inch Ginger
3 nos Garlic
2 nos Green chillies
Curry leaves A few
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Kashmiri chilly powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Fenugreek
Mustard seeds
2 pieces Kokum soaked in water, Kudampuli
Coconut oil

Instructions

Mix all the powders adding water.
Heat oil in an earthen pot.
Splutter mustard and fenugreek seeds.
Add sliced small onions and saute.
When the onion becomes soft, add ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and sauté till the raw smell goes.
Add tomatoes and sauté till it is soft.
Add the masala paste and stir for sometime.
Add water and allow it to boil.
Add the sardines and salt to taste.
Cover and cook on a medium flame.
After 10-15 mins, open the lid.
:- Serve with tapioca or rice.