If you are a fish lover try this!! Not only you love me, your neighbours too will love you. So gorgeous is the smell and the taste. The food from kerala is simple, zesty, flavourful, and offers an intelligent combination of potent spices. Sardines is a popular fish to do a shallow fry, they are easy to prepare and tastes great.
Here in this post I have done this fish on a coloured plate to contrast the food. When I saw this blue plate in the shop, I was in a dilemma to get it or not. Still I found something interesting in that plate. It is really challenging for me as it is a blue colour, of all the colours in the spectrum, blue is an appetite suppressant.
Did you know that the colour of your food, dishes, table linens and wall colour can all have an effect on your appetite? Some colours can excite your senses and entice you to eat more, while others won’t.
I have read in one article, the makers of M&Ms – an American candy that contains an assortment of different coloured chocolate sweets -added a new colour to its candy bag: Blue. Why Blue? Although they reported that this was the result of a vote by M&M’s fans it raises a few questions. It may very well be the last colour left in the bag after the novelty wears off.
Kerala spiced shallow fried Sardines.
Preparation time – 20 minutes
cooking time – 10 minutes
serves – 2/3
Ingredients:
Sardines : 500 grams
Ginger-Garlic Paste : ½ tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp
Red chilli Powder : ½ tsp ( to taste)
Freshly grounded Black Pepper Powder : 1 tbsp
Lemon Juice : 1 tsp
Coconut Oil/Vegetable oil as required (preferably coconut oil)
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Salt to taste
Method
1) Clean and dry the cleaned fish
2) Make a fine paste of all ingredients with cooking oil or coconut oil.
3) Apply the masala paste on the fish and do make sure to rub the paste inside the fish’s stomach and gashes.
4) Marinate the fish in the refrigerator for half an hour.
5) Pour required coconut oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish both sides.
6) Add curry leaves as well in the oil with the fish.
7) Once the fish is done remove from heat; transfer it to a paper towel. Serve hot with rice and Enjoy!
HI Sumith– it’s true– we begin eating with our eyes. This plate of food is so inviting! Those sardines look the the ones we roasted over a fire on picnics when we lived in Spain. Wish I had that meal right now! thanks!! xo
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Very true Rhonda, we begin eating with our eyes. When I read this fire roasted sardines my mind run around in many places😃😅 wow so tasty it is. This one with bit of spices on a shallow fry is soo tasty. And too the smell i’s gorgeous. You will love it of you like fish:)
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You’re making me hungry just describing it Sumith! the whole plate was beautiful!
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Thanks a lot for your compliments Rhonda
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You made it look as if the fish are swimming in blue water, and the rusty – reddish hummus underneath makes a nice color layer between the plate and the fish. Beautiful! Incidentally, blue M&M’s have been a great hit with kids; they count who finds more blue ones and win things. That’s one way to get kids to count!
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Thank you Dolly. Very true, M&Ms blue counts are a real hit among the kids.
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Sardines are such a delicious and good for you, yet underrated fish – so good to see you showcasing them!
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Thank you Laura for your valuable comment!
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Yummy! Absolutely wonderful !
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Thank you Nicostar
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Very refreshing! Great tips!
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Thank you Chris.
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Each of your post contains something innovative; something to learn. This presentation is so picturesque. Thank you for sharing this post.
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Tandrima, thank you. You are truly inspirational.
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Delicious
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Thank a lot lzzie.
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Wow – brilliant! This looks so appetising!
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Thank you Estella
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Unique presentation ! Sumith what kind of sauce have you used underneath the fish? And how did you make it? It’s looking really nice , it looks like coconut chutney .
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Hi payel thank you. Its’s hummus with sundried tomato, lemon and rock salt.
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Wow Sumith I love eating fish and you have made it so simply yummy to eat and put it in a lovely blue coloured plate but what have you kept below the fish let me know
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Hi Kamal, thank you. It’s a fusioned Egyptian dip. Hommus with sundried tomato, lemon and rock salt.
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Lovely presentation as always and interesting information! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you annika for your kind words:)
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Lovely presentation .The recipe looks so good.I haven’t had sardines ever.I am going to make now.
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Anuradha glad you like it. You will love it and too its an oily fish with omega-3 fatty acids.
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I know Sumith.It has so many health benefits.I loved the way you have presented and will definitely try it out.
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Thank you Anuradha.
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Such tasty looking spices coating on the sardines. Lovely presentation! 🙂
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Thank you Ronit. You are so kind:)
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Amazing!! You are so artistic
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Thank you so much for those amazing bundle of words Archan.
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Your food presentations are a work of art!
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Kathryn, thank you for those kind words!! You made my day.
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I have almost the same plates in my kitchen, my friends and guests love the color of blue, it makes my food look more exciting and exotic!! I love fish, Sardines are not my favorite one’s, yet I guess I can substitude with Tilapia or other flaky fish?
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Thank you Cornelia, yes we can substitute any fish with the same marinate. Thank you for your valuable suggestions:)
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I happen to love blue! The blue plate is very soothing:)
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Thank you Divya for those kind words!!
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Beautiful presentation Sumith…. 🙂 Interesting how colours effect our psyche…. Sardines look sensational, I am a big fan…
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Thank you Milanka for those soothing words. Those words really meant to me:)
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great presentation and I bet it is delicious!
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Thank you Zeba for that sweet words:)
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Yummy! I love fish fried in coconut oil. I am drooling here reading about this wonderful dish.
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Thank you sandhya:) I could still smell that fish😄
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How fascinating the psychology of colour on food … for me though I love that blue plate with the fish so pretty upon it – it reminds me of the sea and the sky and evokes outdoor eating which with the weather turning cold is a welcome thought indeed!
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Thank you Osyth for your valuable comment. Phycologist on colour of food is a very interesting topic to discuss. And loved your imagination on sea and the sky.
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I’m a dreamer …. it doesn’t take much to get me dreaming of blue skies!
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😊:)
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