Sardines – Uncomplicated Cooking

Crispy Fried Fish

Fish is yum. Crispy fried fish is super yum. They trick is to have it dry when it gets into hot oil. Cornflour is the easiest way to do that. Pat the fish dry. Marinate it in chilly powder and salt for about 10 – 15 minutes. Pat into corn flour and using very dryContinue reading “Crispy Fried Fish”

Sardines Pepper Fry

By now you will know that I use very few ingredients. This has 4 ingredients. Fresh Sardines. Pepper crushed in a pestle. Mustard Oil. Salt Mix pepper and salt. Add mustard oil to it. Coat the fish with this sticky oil. Heat a pan. Place the fish and let it sizzle away. Cook on lowContinue reading “Sardines Pepper Fry”

Lemon Coriander Sardines

You Need: Sardines Lemon Juice Garlic, mashed. Coriander Seeds. Fresh Coriander. Pepper Corns. Oil. Salt. Dry roast the pepper corn and coriander seeds. Smash them into a powder. Combine all the ingredients but taste it before you add the fish. Balance accordingly. Let it marinate for at least 30 minutes.Grill in an oven at 180CContinue reading “Lemon Coriander Sardines”

Sardines with Very Less Oil

Sardines with very less oil. You Need: Sardines. Coriander leaves and stems. Garlic. Mustard oil. Black Pepper. Lemon Juice. Salt. This recipe is simple and uses a method I call as cold frying. In a pestle pound together the garlic, black pepper, salt and lemon juice. Add in a tablespoon of mustard oil. Mix itContinue reading “Sardines with Very Less Oil”

Sardines..Double the Health.

How do you make sardines healthier…cook them in coconut oil. You Need: Sardines about a kilo. Coconut oil, two tablespoons. Garlic Paste, two teaspoons. Pepper powder, Red Chilly powder in a combination based on your preference. Turmeric powder. Salt. You will need a nonstick pan with a glass lid. Rub everything on the fish. SpreadContinue reading “Sardines..Double the Health.”

Fried Sardines

One of my favorite fishes. You Need: Sardines. Turmeric Powder, about a pinch per fish. Red Chilly Powder, about half a teaspoon for 2 fishes. Coriander Powder, about half a teaspoon for 2 fishes. Ginger-Garlic Paste, about a teaspoon per fish. Corn Flour, about a teaspoon per fish. Besan Flour, about a teaspoon per fish.Continue reading “Fried Sardines”

Saucy Sardines

Layer a baking dish with finely chopped garlic and coriander. Place butterflied sardines on top. These are sardines from which the middle bone is removed. You can sit with a pair of tweezers and remove all the bones but people like me who are very comfortable eating fish can let it be. Drizzle oliveContinue reading “Saucy Sardines”