Dry fish curry recipe ( karuvattu kolambu recipe)

                                                          

Ingredients:

• Dry fish pieces (250g)
• Small onion (150g), peel it
• tomato (150g), finely chopped
• 10 pods garlic
• curry leaves
• 4 green chillies, full without slitting
• 1tbsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
• coriander leaves
• 2tbsp chilli powder
• 1tbsp coriander powder
• a pinch turmeric powder
• Salt as per taste
• 1/2 cup thick tamarind paste
• oil

Procedure for preparation:


Step 1: Clean the dry fish thoroughly in water.

Step 2: Keep the pan on the stove, pour 5tbsp oil, put mustard seeds, garlic, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves ad fry for 1 minute, Then put the small onion, green chillies and fry for few minutes, following that add tomato and fry it.

Step 3: Then put chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt ad fry for few minutes, the pour the thick tamarind paste, water and allow it to boil, until the masala smell goes off.

Step 4: Then add the dry fish, close the pan, until the dry fish get cooked, Once the dry fish cooked and masala smell goes off, garnish with coriander leaves serve hot with white rice.


Note: when you prepare dry fish, salt should be added accordingly, since already dry fish will be having the salt content in it.