Spicy sardine sambal

I was thinking of cooking fish curry today, started my car... hmm could't start... its the battery... I know its flat as it was already indicating few days ago....

Well went back to my home and was thinking what should i cook...I wanted to eat fish.. and I know my husband loves fish too... hmmm there is a couple of canned sardine in my cabinet...Brilliant...I usually buy canned sardine and keep it during emergency..for me its like if I run of idea what to cook... or I want a fast dish... I know the canned sardines are always handy...

I should cook sardine sambal...


Here's the recipe... its very easy


1 can of sardine - I ususally take a big can
3 onions.. - the more onions you use, the better it is
6 cloves of garlic- sliced
5-6 curry leaves
1.5cm gingder - sliced thinly
1 teaspoon
2 big tomatoes
2 tablespoon of chilly powder
One tablespoon of oil... I try not to use too much oil in my cooking
1/2 cup of tamarind juice
2 potatoes - I always love to add potatoes in my sardine... potatoes diced small
Salt to taste


Heat the oil in a wok, add mustard seeds, –and curry leaves, quickly add the onion, sliced ginger and garlic. Once it turns lightbrown, add 2 tablespoon of chilly powder and add one cup of water.

Let it simmer...until the gravy thickens, add the diced tomatoes and salt to taste ... after 5 minutes add the 1/2 cup of tamarind juice.... if you want the gravy to be watery... you can add the sardine immediately otherwise wait till it thickens and add the sardine together with the tomato gravy in the sardine... you can dish out from the wok after 5 minutes...hmmm..your sardine sambal is ready...


It goes well with hot rice and rasam....

Yummy...I am already hungry...