Dry Fish Curry

Ingredients:
Small dry fish(karuvadu) - (5-10 ), cleaned and washed
Tamarind - big lemon size, soaked
sesame oil or any oil - 3 tsp
Curryleaves few
Corriander powder -3 tsp
chilli powder - 1 tsp (or more)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Vegetables
Bringal /indian egg plant -2 (chop lengthwise)
Mochaikottai- 1 cup pressure cooked
Drumstick - 4 or 5 small pieces
(All the three used will give you more taste and flavour is you don’t have something then you leave that and add the others)
For Grinding
Medium size Onion(chopped ) - 1 (3/4 th for grinding and 1/4 th for tempering)
Garlic cloves - 2
Medium size Tomatoes - 1( chopped )
Sombu/ big zeera - 1/2 tsp


Method:
1. Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan . Fry all the items listed in for Grinding.Then grind it well into smooth paste.
2. Heat 2tsp of oil in pan . Add mustard seeds and splutter. Then add curry leaves,1/4th onion,and all the vegetables and also the dried fish. Fry them all well.
3. Add chilli powder,corriander powder and turmeric powder. Add little water and salt. Let it cook.
4. Extract thick juice from the tamarind and add that .
5. Cook in medium heat atleast for 15 -20 mins.
Slow cook for more time add the taste.