Sardine Curry

5 from 6 votes

Eating canned sardines doesn't need to be a sad and boring experience. Another way of enjoying them is turning them into a curry! Why not? This is a fast and easy recipe that can be prepared even in a busy day.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Servings: people

Author: Bea & Marco

Ingredients

some olive oil
½ teaspoon fish seasoning spices (fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds & cumin seeds)
¼ red onion , sliced
2 garlic cloves , cut into matchsticks
½ inch ginger , cut into matchsticks
2 tablespoon curry powder
2 teaspoon turmeric powder
½ cup water (125 ml)
8.4 oz canned sardines in tomato sauce (240 g)
1 cup coconut milk (250 ml)
4 okras
pinch of salt
2 red chilies , slitted lengthwise
2 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

Heat some olive oil in a pot. Add in fish seasoning spices and cook until they release their fragrances. Add in onion, garlic and ginger. Cook until they're golden brown. Add in curry powder, turmeric powder and mix well. Add in water, mix and cook until it thickens, stirring now and then.
Add in sardines together with the tomato sauce, coconut milk, okras, pinch of salt and mix everything together. Bring to a simmer and cook until the okras are soft. Add in chilies, lemon juice and give it a stir. Cook for another 1-2 minutes and it's ready to serve.

Notes

This sardine curry is great with white rice or bread.

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