Ingredients:

Sardines – 3

Turmeric powder as required

Coconut – 1grated

Garlic – 2 tsp, chopped

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Tamarind – 1

small ball Coconut oil – 2 tbsp

Fenugreek seeds as per taste

Onion – 1, sliced

Ginger – 1 tsp, chopped

Green chillies – 2, sliced

Curry leaves – 5 to 6

Water – 1 cup

Drumsticks – 6 pieces

Salt as per taste

For tempering

Coconut oil – 1 tsp

Shallots – 5

Red chilli – 1

whole Mustard seeds – a few

Direction:

1. Marinate the sardines in salt and turmeric powder for few hours.

2. Make a smooth paste of ground coconut, chilli powder, garlic and tamarind pulp. 3. Heat oil in pan and crackle fenugreek seeds.

4. Add onions, chopped ginger, green chillies and curry leaves and cook till they turn golden brown.

5. Add the masala paste, water and drumsticks and cook till the drumsticks are done. Add salt.

6. Now put the marinated fish and cook for 5 minutes on high heat, then simmer on low flame for another 5 minutes.

7. Heat coconut oil and add to it mustard seeds, shallots and the red chilli and cook for 5 minutes then pour this in to the prepared fish gravy.

Serve hot with Rice !