Friday, February 10, 2012

Nellikkayitta Mathi Curry/Nellikkayittu Vatticha Mathi (Sardine Curry Using Dried Gooseberry)


Ingredients:-
Sardine (Mathi)- ½ kg
Gooseberry Powder– 4 tsp (you have dried gooseberry, just soak in hot water for 20– 30 minutes and grind into smooth paste)
Pepper powder – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Tomato,chopped – 2 nos,medium
Green chilli – 2-3 nos,
Garlic cloves – 8-10 pods
Ginger – ½ inch piece
Curry leaves – 1 strand
Cumin seed – ½ tsp
Fenugreek seed – ½ tsp
Salt
Oil

Directions:-
·         Wash and cut mathi/sardine, and drain the water well and keep it aside

·         Take a non-stick pot(better to use clay pot, but I don’t have clay pot).
·         Make a smooth paste of ginger and garlic.
·         Add all powders, ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes, slitted green chilli and salt into the pot and add 1/2 cup of water.

·         Allow this mixture to boil and become thick consistency,  add the washed mathi/sardine
·         Cook till sardine cooked well and become thick gravy mixture.
·         Take a pan and add cumin seed and fenugreek seed and roast for 2-3 minutes and make a powder.
·         Finally add this powder, curry leaves and some oil on the top of cooked sardine/mathi.
·         Take off from stove and have with rice….


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11 comments:

  1. Reena, sharikkum kothippichu......lovely dear

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  2. @faseela sharikkum vayil vellamvarunnille....???
    My hubby love this lot...i cant tell hw much he ate,,,

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  3. Mouthwatering recipe..mathi inganeyum vekkam,too good...

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  4. delicious flavours following your lovely site
    nice to meet you :)
    regards torviewtoronto and createwithmom

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  5. This is Quiet new to me !! Looks wonderful !! Thanks for linking to the event !!

    Ongoing event CC-Dish For Loved Ones

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  6. What a lovely fish curry, the gooseberry must be adding a tangy taste...I love sardines...this is awesome :-)

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  7. Ooo you just brought in memory of an almost forgotten curry that I used to eat during my childhood days but minus the gooseberries. Thanks for bringing such wonderful recipe. This is absolutely good.

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  8. this looks so delicious..I am very happy to give you a Liebster Blog award. Please do drop by my space to collect it. Here is the link- Liebster Blog Award
    Poonam
    Kande Pohe

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  9. nellikaittu try cheyathittilla,looks real delicious!!

    Erivum Puliyum

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Thanks all for ur wonderfull comments

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