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Mas gaadha (fish in hot sauce)

Mas gaadha is fish simmered in a hot sauce of tamarind, chilli and turmeric. The tangy, spicy sauce goes perfectly with white rice and shows well the cooking of the archipelago.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

On the side

Instructions

  1. Thinly slice the onions, crush the garlic and cut the chillies. Cut the tomato into quarters.
  2. Heat the oil and fry the onions for 5 minutes until golden.
  3. Add the garlic, chillies, turmeric, chilli powder and tomato. Stir for 2 minutes.
  4. Dilute the tamarind paste in the water and pour it into the pan. Add the curry leaf and bring to a simmer.
  5. Gently lay the fish pieces in the sauce, cover and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes without stirring.
  6. Adjust the salt and serve with white rice.

Variations and tips

With what you can find here. Replace the tamarind with a little lime juice mixed with a tablespoon of tomato purée.

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