Dry Fish Thokku Recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious dry fish recipe made using dried fish which is coated in a spicy masala.
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This is a simple recipe which you can make with dry fish. The tangy and spicy masala goes really well with the dry fish and taste amazing.
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What is Dry fish?
Drying fish is a way to preserve fish to store for a longer period of time. Fish pieces are cleaned, scaled and coated in a generous amount of salt and turmeric. The fish is dried under sun for several days till it is completely dry and shrunk in size.
It is dried by spreading in mat or tied with a thread and hung dry under sun.
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How to Make Dry Fish Thokku
- Wash and soak dry fish pieces in hot water for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add in garlic and fry for a min. Add in onion, green chillies and tomatoes and cook that till mushy.
- Add in turmeric and chilli powder and mix well.
- fish pieces and toss well in the masala. cook this for 5 to 6 mins.
- Add in water and bring it to a boil. Mix well.
- Now cook this till it is thickened. Mash it gently so it mixes with the gravy.
- Now serve this with rice.
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Ingredients
- Oil - 4 tblspn
- Dry Fish Pieces - 10
- Garlic - 6 cloves chopped
- Onion - 1 chopped finely
- Green Chillies - 2 chopped
- Tomatoes - 1 large chopped finely
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Salt optional if needed
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Wash and soak dry fish pieces in hot water for 30 mins. Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add in garlic and fry for a min. Add in onion, green chillies and tomatoes and cook that till mushy.
- Add in turmeric and chilli powder and mix well.
- Add in fish pieces and toss well in the masala. cook this for 5 to 6 mins.
- Now add in water and bring it to a boil. Mix well.
- Now cook this till it is thickened. Mash it gently so it mixes with the gravy.
- Now serve this with rice.
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Dry Fish Thokku with Step by Step Pictures
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| take all your ingredients |
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| wash and soak dry fish in hot water |
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| heat oil in a pan, add garlic |
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| add onions and green chillies |
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| cook till lightly golden |
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| add tomatoes |
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| mix well and cook till it soften up |
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| turmeric powder |
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| add chilli powder |
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| mix well |
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| add fish pieces in |
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| mix well and stir fry on high heat for 5 mins |
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| add water |
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| now keep cooking uncovered till everything gets soft |
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| now it is almost done |
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| keep mashing the fish so it incorporates with the masala |
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| now it is all dried up. |
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| Serve |
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brianda shivani
mouth watering....i love dry fish..thnx for the recipe
Anu
Hi aarathi, I so want to try this out but what karuvad did you use? Is it boneless? If so where can I get it in chennai?
brianda shivani
hey Aarthi today i tried this recipe and i loved it...it comes out so gud...