Sardines Cooked in Coconut Milk
| Ingredients: | | |
| Sardines | - | 30 |
| Red dry chillies | - | 8 | | Garlic | - | 11/2
tsp | | Small onions sliced | - | 1 cup |
| Green chillies | - | 10 | | Ginger 1" piece | - | 2 | | Curry
leaves | - | 5 sprigs | | Coconut oil | - | 1
oz | | Grated coconut | - | 11/2
cups | | Tamarind | - | a marble sized ball |
Method: Extract the
milk from the coconut adding a cup of water. Mix the tamarind in it, strain and
pour it into a dekshi(vessel). Grind the dry chilly and garlic and mix it with
the coconut milk. Slit the green chillies half way through, add it to the coconut
milk along with minced ginger and sliced onions. Make gashes on the cleaned sardines
and arrange them in the dekshi adding salt to taste. Allow it to boil and then
to simmer on a gentle fire. Crush the curry leaves in the oil and pour it into
the curry and then take the dekshi and tilt so that everything is mixed up properly.
When there is very little gravy left, Serve.
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