Stir-fried dried fish
Dried fish are a lovely addition to Sri Lankan food. Dried fish
are heavily salted but when u deep fried they become crunchy. There are
a lot of different variety of dried fishes are available in the local
stores. Here i have used “Katta Dried Fish” (Queen Fish) for my recipe. Even though it is served as a side dish, for me i can have this stir fired dried fish with only plain
boiled rice. It will taste heaven for me. When ever i’am running out of
time to cook, this easy recipe will save my time and make my tummy full.
Ingredients:-
| Dry Fish | 200g |
| Tomatoes | 2 (chopped into chunks) |
| Onion | 1 Large (Sliced) |
| Curry Leaves | 1 Sprig |
| Cloves of garlic | 3 (sliced and crushed) |
| Green Chili | 2 |
| Red dry chili flakes | 2 TSP (Pounded) |
| Turmeric Powder | 1 TSP (Ground) |
| Salt | 1 TSP or to taste |
| Oil | 3 TBS (To temper) |
| Oil | For deep frying |
Method:-
- Cut and clean dry fish by soaking it in warm water for 5 minutes and then set it aside to dry.
- Heat the oil in a large wok and deep fried the dry fish over moderate heat.
- Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions, garlic, curry leaves and green chili.
- Once the onions starts to brown and soften add the tomatoes along with red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste.
- Finally add the fried dry fish and stir.
- Keep stirring and cook for further 5-6 minutes until the dry fish well coated with other ingredients.
- Serve hot with white rice as a side.
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