Spicy Dried Sprats Curry Recipe | Nethili Karuvadu Kuzhambu

Have you ever tried Sri Lankan style spicy dried sprats curry with tomato? If not, here is a good chance to make it possible. This time, I am going to show you how to cook the best spicy dried sprats curry recipe with tomatoes.

Dried sprats are very famous among Sri Lankans. People make dried sprat dishes in various styles. This is one of the tastiest and easiest ways to make dried sprats dish.

It is a healthy seafood dish. Calcium is abundant in bones and because small dried fish are consumed whole, they are a wonderful source of calcium.

Alright, let’s see the best way to make spicy dried sprats curry recipe with tomatoes in Sri Lankan style.

My Favorite Combos

1. This Recipe + Rice + Spinach Curry + Dhal Curry
2. This Recipe + String Hoppers + Tomato Sodhi
3. This Recipe + Bread + Coconut Sambol + Dhal Curry

Dried Sprats Curry Recipe

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 as shown in the picture below. Also, take some curry leaves.

3. Get ready with mustard seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, and turmeric powder.

4. Slice the tomatoes as shown in the picture below.

5. Prepare thin coconut milk and thin tamarind juice.

6. Heat the oil in a skillet 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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