Unakkameen(Salted dry fish) Chathachathu

Ingredients:

• Salted fish 2 to 5 pieces
• Dry chilly 5 to 7
• Shallots 5 to 10
• Garlic 5 to 10
• Turmeric pdr
• Curry leaves
• Oil

Soak the dry fish in water for 2 to 5 hrs. Squeeze out the water from the fish and fry it . Crush the shallots, garlic and dry chilly. Keep it aside. Then crush the fried fish using mortar and pestle. Heat oil in a kadai and add curry leaves, crushed shallots and garlic. Saute it well and add the crushed dry chilly and turmeric pdr. Put the fish into it . Reduce the heat and saute it well.