Spicy Dried Sprats Curry Recipe | Nethili Karuvadu Kuzhambu
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Serves: 3 People
 
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Ingredients
  • Dried sprats - 50g
  • Tomato - 100g
  • Onion - 75g
  • Garlic cloves - 5 to 7
  • Curry powder - 1 tablespoon
  • Thin coconut milk - 350ml
  • Thin tamarind juice - 50ml
  • Curry leaves - Few
  • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
  • Fenugreek seeds - ¼ teaspoon
  • Fennel seeds - ¼ teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
  • Salt - As you need
  • Cooking oil - As you need
Instructions
  1. Take the dried parts, add some hot water, and leave them to soak for 10 minutes. Then rinse them in ordinary water for 2 times.
  2. Chop the onion and slice the garlic. Also, take some curry leaves.
  3. Get ready with mustard seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, and turmeric powder.
  4. Slice the tomatoes.
  5. Prepare thin coconut milk and thin tamarind juice.
  6. Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. Let them splutter. Then add the onions and sauté them until the onions just start to turn a golden color. For me, it takes about 2 to 3 minutes.
  7. Now, add garlic and curry leaves. Fry them until the onions turn into golden color. For me, it takes about 1 to 2 minutes. Then, add fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds. Fry them for 30 seconds.
  8. Add coconut milk, tamarind juice, turmeric powder, curry powder, and salt.
  9. Mix them well and cook covered under high flame for 4 to 5 minutes.
  10. Now add the dried sprats, mix, and cook covered under high flame for 1 or 2 minutes.
  11. Finally, add the sliced tomatoes, mix well, and cook covered under low flame for 4 to 5 minutes.
  12. Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.
  13. This is how to make the best and spicy dried sprats curry recipe with tomatoes. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style dried sprats spicy curry.
Notes
1. I extract the coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find use the coconut milk powder or canned coconut milk.
2. Normally, dried sprats have a good amount of salt. So you don’t need to add more salt.
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