Dry Fish Thokku | Karuvadu Thokku | Nethili karuvadu thokku
Karuvadu is slowly cooked in onion tomata masala.
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Nethili Karuvadu dry fish two small packets
- Oil 2 tbsp
- Mustard ½ tsp
- Urad dal ¼ tsp
- Onions 2 big
- Tomatoes 1 big
- Green chillies 2
- Garlic cloves 10-12
- salt ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
- Red chilli powder 1 tsp
- Garam masala ½ tsp
- Coriander leaves 2 tbsp finely chopped
Instructions
- Remove the head of the dried fish and clean them
- Soak the dried fish in warm water for 5-10 minutes to remove dirt
- Wash add little turmeric powder and keep it ready.
- Finely chop the onions, garlic and green chillies
- Finely chop the tomatoes
- Heat oil and temper with mustard and urad dal.
- Once it browns add the finely chopped onions, green chillies and garlic and saute till slightly golden
- Add the finely chopped tomatoes and saute till mushy
- Now add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala
- Saute nicely for few minutes.
- Then add the cleaned nethili fish.
- Sprinkle little water and saute nicely for 5-10 minutes till everything is combined and fish is nicely roasted.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Karuvadu thokku is ready.
Notes
Adjust the spices according to your preference.
Karuvadu will have salt so add salt if required only.
Adding lot of onions and garlic will make it tasty.
You can shallow fry the karuvadu and use them too.
Use any type of dry fish to make thokku