Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Ikan Bilis Sambal / Nethili Sambal / Anchovies Semi Gravy


Nethili sambal is a Malaysian Dish. I tasted it in my office canteen and immediately fell in love with the hot and spicy dry fish curry. It is mostly similar to our, nethili thokku or nethili pirattal but it has its unique taste when we add the belecan paste (a paste made with shrimps - got it from shen siong supermarket).


Ingredients

  • Nethili karuvadu / Anchovies (dry fish) - 1/2 kg
  • Onion - 2 (cut lengthwise)
  • Tomato - 1 (small)
  • Belacan paste - 2 to 3 tsp
  • Dry Red Chillies - 3
  • Garlic - 4 flakes (chopped finely)
  • Oil - 3 tsp
  • Chilli powder - 1 tsp  (optional)
  • Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)
  • Salt - as per taste
  • Turmeric powder - 2 pinches (optional)
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Coriander leaves - few
  • Water - if needed (optional)


Method

  • Wash the anchovies nicely and allow to soak for 15 min at least.
  • Soak the dry chillies in hot water.
  • Filter the water completely, and mix the chilli powder, turmeric, little salt and coriander powder and allow the marination for another 10 min.
  • In the mean time, make a paste with the dry chillies and tomato and keep ready.
  • Now adding 1 tsp of oil, fry the anchovies nicely until crispy and keep aside.
  • In a pan, add oil, onion and curry leaves and fry them until light brown color.

  • Add the belacan paste and garlic and saute well, till the aroma comes.
  • Now add the fried anchovies and chilli paste.
  • If needed sprinkle little amount of water.
  • Check for the seasoning and switch off the stove.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and server this famous malaysian dish with roti, chappathi or plain white rice.


Note:
The actual recipe, do not allow the marination of chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder (my mom mixed it without my knowledge)

20 lovely comments:

Nandinis food

Ooh! Slurp! This is so good! I'd love to have some and I'm drooling so badly!

Unknown

Nethellu....yummo!...very tempting....reminder to self...should go buy them on the next grocery day! they r done at home! :))

Chitra

oooooooo..... mouth-watering recipe. :-)

Torviewtoronto

delicious wonderful way to eat anchovies

Hamaree Rasoi

Anchovies look simply outstanding. Loved your recipe. Looks droolworthy.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

aipi

great recipe- nicely presented dear :)
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Ila

wonderful and looking delicious :)

Sravs

wow so tempting and delicious !!

KrithisKitchen

Love the picture.. woo.. good recipe..

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Priya Suresh

Salivating here, droolworthy sambal..

Hamsi

Nice recipe. Sounds great.

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Shobha

Nice spicy fish recipe.

Sunanda

Wow! it looks very tempting... Please collect your awards from my blog...

Binys Recipes

looking yummy and the pics are fab

Rekha shoban

delicious sambal!! tempting click!

Plateful

Just one word- mouthwatering!!

Unknown

Wow yummy crispy fry..looks so so tempting

GEETHA ACHAL

romba supera irukku...

Padma

Looks tempting. My hubby's fav dish.

Madhu

Akila, when ever I try this, somehow my throat is aching; not sure if I am doing something wrong. Or maybe I am allergic?

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