SARDINE FRY / CHAALA / MATHI FRY

From the child hood itself i eat only sardine / mathi fry. The same is happening with my son too..He is not a non vegetarian lover.Still if we force to have some, he pefer to have a piece of  mathi fry ( tht itself a small piece and must be deeply fried). My mother normally shallow fry this , as my dad loves that way.But me and my hus loves to have it in deep fried way.

INGREDIENTS:

SARDINE FISH / CHAALA / MATHI	½ KG
GARLIC	5 -6
PEPPER PWD	1 TSP
CHILLI PWD	1 TSP
TURMERIC PWD	¼ TSP
SALT	1 TSP
OIL	FOR FRYING

 

 

 

METHOD:

• Make a smooth paste of garlic, pepper pwd, chilli pwd , turmeric pwd and salt.
• Add very little water if req. ( water must be just to grind )

• Wash and clean the fish and make thin slanding slights on the fishes with the knife.( make sure it doesnt cut across)
• Apply the whole grounded paste over each fishes.
• Allow it to rest for 1 hr 
• Heat oil in a flat pan, add the fish pieces one by one 
• Allow it to fry for few minutes in medium fire.
• When one side is done, flip it to other side and fry
• Once fried, remove it to a tissue paper.
• Have it with rice.

Tips: 1. Those who doesnt like garlic, avoid it and simply make with other ingredients. 2. U can also make by avoiding the garlic and pepper too, then add little more chilli pwd.