Fish Padda

Ingredients

• Sardines/Mackrels - 1 kq
• Dry Red Chillies - 30nos
• Garlic, sliced - 2 pods
• Ginger, sliced - 4 tbsp
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Vinegar - 3/4 cup
• Water - 2 glasses
• Curry leaves - handful
• Mustard oil - 1 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Clean & marinate the fish with turmeric powder & salt for half an hour.
2. Boil water & cool it. Pour vinegar into this.
3. Grind red chillies, garlic, ginger, jeera with the vinegar-water.
4. Fry the fish in mustard oil, for 5-8mins. It should only be slightly crisp. Remove & keep aside.
5. In the same oil, add curry leaves & the ground masala to form a thick gravy.
6. Once the gravy boils, add the fried fish & bring it to boil again.
7. Let it cool. 
8. Heat 1/2 cup oil & pour it into the fish gravy.
9. This is a form of pickle, so bottle & store it.