Nethili Karuvadu Kuzhambu/ Dried Anchovy Fish Curry

Ingredients:-

• Dried Anchovy fish / Nethil karuvadu - 1 cup or 100 grams
• Vazhaikai/ Plaintain - 1, cut into large dice
• Small onion/shallots - 8 or 10 
• Green chillies-3
• Tomato - 1 big
• Garlic pods - 6 or 8
• Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Curry powder - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp
• Tamarind water - 1 cup
• Salt to taste

To Temper:-

• Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek seedss - 1/4 tbsp
• cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Garlic - 3 nos
• Pepper Corns - 1 tbsp
• Oil

Preparation:-

1. Clean the dried fish:-

Remove the head and tail. Clean it with salt and turmeric powder and wash in running                         tap water. Set them aside.

2. To make Nethili Karuvadu Kuzhambu/ Dried Anchovy Fish curry:-

• Crush the garlic and pepper Corns together to form a powder. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a pan /kadhai. Temper mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and green chillies. 

• Add crushed garlic pepper mixture, garlic, onion, and tomato. Cook it for a min on low flame. 

• Then add tamarind water and bring this to boil.

• Now add red chilli powder, curry powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.
  Cook it for 10 mins till masala is cooked well. 

• Now addvazhaikai/plantain and Nethili/ Dried fish and . Mix well. 

• Let them cook for a while. When oil shows up on sides, remove from heat.
• Serve hot with steamed rice.