Otti or Rice Roti (Traditional Coorg Rice Roti)
Ingredients (For 6 - 7 Ottis)
2 cups Slightly over Over cooked or Left-over cooked rice
5 Tbsps Akki Poddi or Rice Flour (Available in any grocery store)
Method
Please refer to this link to read the recipe for Ottis
Meen Curry (Traditional Coorg Sardine Curry)
Ingredients
6 - 7 pieces of Sardines (gutted and cleaned)
1 Tbsp Oil
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tsp Salt
2 Tomatoes Chopped in small cubes
1 Onion Chopped into small cubes
1 Tsp Garlic Mince
4 - 5 Curry Leaves
1 Tbsps Tamarind Water
1 Tsp Mustard Seeds
1 Tsp Jeera Powder
1 Tsp Kachampuli
Method
Marinate Fish, with salt, chili, turmeric and kachampuli. Leave in the fridge overnight to marinate.
Before prep, take out fish. In a pan low to medium flame, add Oil, Mustard seeds, Onion. When browning add garlic, and after a minute, tomatoes. Let the juices blend well, until they are in a lumpy chutney like texture. Add the Jeera powder, Fish. Add a glass of water, and cover. After 5-7 mins, flip the fish, and add curry leaves, a bit of salt, and the tamarind water.
Remove when you feel the fish jus has mixed well with the tomato mix, and is a semi-thick gravy.
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