Mathi Fry | Sardine Fry … Marinated with spices and shallow fried 😍😍 Sardines are one of the fish with many nutritious benefits and tastes amazing when fried .. Mathi Fry, being keralite favourite food it’s a super combination with boiled rice and spiced yoghurt.

Checkout the recepie below 👇

Preparation time: 30 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Serves: 4 to 5

INGREDIENTS:

• Mathi/ Sardine: 10 nos
• Shallots: 6
• Ginger: 1 small piece
• Garlic: 5 to 6
• Redchilli powder: 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder: 1 tsp
• Blackpepper powder: 2 tsp
• Salt:1 tsp
• Coconut oil: 4 and tbsp
• Curry leaves: few sprigs

PREPARATION:

• Clean the sardines, slit at the centre on both sides.
• Crush together ginger,garlic and shallots.
• Mix together chilli powder, pepper powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt with little water.
• Marinate the fish with masala paste and crushed ginger,garlic and shallots.
• Refrigerate for 30 mins .
• Heat oil in a pan, add the fish pieces, sprinkle some curry leaves and shallow fry on medium to low flame till both sides turn crisp and brown.