INSTRUCTIONS

• Wash and clean sardine fish and ensure that all scales should removed . Better Wash the fish with vinegar to get rid of fishy odor

• Cut the fish into small pieces

• Crush and blend together grated coconut , shallots.birdeye chilli, ginger ,garlic , turmeric powder, curryleaves. No need to make paste just 2to 3 crush in mixer.

• add cut fish into Mann chatti (earthenware), it help to improve the natural taste of dish.

• Add coconut mixture ,kokkam, coconut oil, salt, and curryleaves and mix well.

• Add little water for cooking the fish and earthenware covered with a lid.keep the temperature medium while cooking

• After 10 mins sightly open and gently stir once with help of wooden laddle , cook till.water reduced. Be careful don’t get burn dish.

• Once liquid has dried up,remove from heat.

• Serve with boiled matta r

INGREDIENTS

• Sardine fish 500gm

• Shallots(small onion) 8no

• Grated coconut 1 cup

• Birdeye chilli (കന്താരി) 8no

• Garlic 2 cloves

• Ginger a small piece

• Kokkam 2 pieces

• Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

• Curry leaves

• Salt

• Water