Nethili in Tamil and Commersons Anchovy in English, is a great tasting small fish. Who hasnt heard of the legendary 'nethili meen kulambu'? Alternately, you could even fry them for a different kind of tingle on your taste buds
Nethili Fry
Ingredients:
nethili meen-500 gms
mix with a little water and make a paste of:
ginger garlic paste-1tsp
red chilli powder 1tsp
coriander powder-2tsp
turmeric powder-1/4tsp
kala namak-1tsp
red colour powder-optional
pepper powder-1tsp
vinegar or lime juice-a few drops
Mix the nethili and the paste well so that the masala paste coats the fish well. Deep fry in hot oil and garnish with coriander and mint leaves and serve.
Nethili Fry
Ingredients:
nethili meen-500 gms
mix with a little water and make a paste of:
ginger garlic paste-1tsp
red chilli powder 1tsp
coriander powder-2tsp
turmeric powder-1/4tsp
kala namak-1tsp
red colour powder-optional
pepper powder-1tsp
vinegar or lime juice-a few drops
Mix the nethili and the paste well so that the masala paste coats the fish well. Deep fry in hot oil and garnish with coriander and mint leaves and serve.
Hello doc, u've reminde me of my mom's nethili kulambu. Fried nethili goes great with left over sambar but I love most nethili sambal (red curry), a Malaysian fav dish tat goes great with anything.
ReplyDeleteDoc,I like the way you served the dish in that clay plate.
ReplyDeletePS or P.S?? :)))
ReplyDeleteOh..I wish I had some to nibble on right now. I definitely have to try them.
ReplyDeletehad no idea we had anchovies in Chennai!
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