Fish Roast - Mathi/Sardine

Ingredients

Sardines six
Onion two medium size
Tomato two
Vinegar one table spoon
Garlic cloves four
Ginger piece one inch length
Green chilly two
Pepper powder two tea spoons
Turmeric powder half teaspoon
Curry leaves few
Coriander leaves chopped one hand full
Salt

How to prepare
Marinate fish using one teaspoon chilly powder, half tea spoon turmeric powder , two pinch of fennel seed/perumjeerakam powder and salt.

Fry fish in oil.
In the remaining oil, sauté onions.

When it turns color add crushed ginger and garlic. Sauté for a while.

Add tomato pieces, curry leaves , vinegar and powders and enough salt.

Cook till done in low heat without adding water.

Stir occasionally.

When this is done place the fried sardines in this masala.

Cover with the masala.

Cover the pan and cook on a low flame.

When it begins to boil sprinkle coriander leaves and remove from fire.