Karuvadu Thokku Recipe / Dry Fish Curry / Salted Dried Fish Curry / Dry Fish Thokku Recipe / Thokku Recipe

Karuvadu Thokku

Ingredients

Karuvadu / Dry Fish -8 small pieces
Chopped onion - 1
Chopped tomato - 2
Chopped garlic -10
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - 1/4tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Crushed whole pepper - 1 tsp
Tamarind - a small lime size
(Dilute tamarind in water make a thick extract)
Tempering
Mustard-1tsp
Fennel seeds-1/4tsp
Red chillies-4

or Talippu vadavum - 1 tsp
Oil- 3tbsp

Karuvadu Thokku

Method

Wash & clean the dry fish to make sure there is no sand.
Rinse with little turmeric powder & salt, keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Fry onion, garlic & curry leaves till light brown.

Now add the tomato & sauté till its mashed well.
Add all the dry ingredients & the dry fish, fry for couple more minutes.
Pour the tamarind extract & needed water.
Cover & cook till the fish is well cooked & the masala leaves the sides of the pan.
Switch off the flame sprinkle the freshly powdered pepper, mix well.
Garnish with curry & coriander leaves.

Best served with plain rice.

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