Sunday, August 17, 2008

UNAKKA MEEN CURRY


DRIED FISH CURRY
UNAKKA MEEN CURRY
OR KARUVADU IN TAMIL






THE INGREDIENTS

Dried fish (small sized) - 1/2 Kg
Small Onions (Kunjulli) - 20 nos
Slit Green chillies - 10 nos
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Raw mango - one half
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Turmeric powder - A pinch
Salt - As reqd


THE PREPARATION

Grind the coconut with few small onions into a fine paste.

Cook the dried fish with green chillies, small onions, little salt, turmeric powder and chilly powder

Remove from flame when half done

Add the thinly sliced raw mango to fish

Cook fully until the fish is done.

Add coconut paste to the fish (this will ease the smell of dry fish)

Remove from flame

Finally add coconut oil and curry leaves and keep it closed for 5 mins.

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