Malaysian Sardine Sambal

Sardine Sambal

 

Ingredients
500g sardines
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric
Salt to taste
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1 potato(peel & cut in fingers)
A red  onion (chopped)
A tomato(chopped)
A green chilli (half slit)
1tsp tomato puree
 1/2 tsp Kashmir chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
A piece of ginger(chopped)
Berry size tamarind pulp
A pinch of  cumin powder
Curry leaves
Salt to taste
Method
 Soak tamarind in water & keep aside for 10 min.
Extract the juice.
Marinate fish with chili -tumeric & salt & keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan & fry  potato fingers.
Drain & keep aside.
In the same pan fry the marinated sardines & drain on a kitchen paper.
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Heat oil in pan  & add chopped onions.
When light brown, add chopped ginger +garlic & green chilli. 
Then add chilli+ turmeric powder along with tomato puree.
Then add chopped tomatoes & stir.
Fry for a while & then add tamarind extract.
When the tomaoes are cooked, add fried potaoes & sardines.
Simmer & cook for another 5mn.
Garnish with cumin powder  & curry leaves.
Just swirl the vessel & remove from fire.
Serve with rice.