Looking for anchovy recipes? This easy, tasty, and quick anchovy curry recipe would make a great side dish for your meal.
Anchovy Curry
Dried anchovy curry is super easy to make and pairs perfectly with rice or roti.
Whenever I’m craving fish curry but don’t have fresh fish on hand, I turn to dried anchovies.
They’re a lifesaver in the pantry and make a dish that’s both easy to make and incredibly flavorful.
Here are the step-by-step instructions for making dried anchovy curry.
Ingredients You Need
Anchovy: Dry Anchovy
Vegetables: Onion, tomato, green chili and cilantro
Spices: Turmeric powder, red chili kashmiri powder, curry powder, and cumin seeds
Seasoning: Ginger, garlic, and salt to taste
Oil: I’m using olive oil, but you can use any vegetable oil of your choice
Instructions
- Firstly, soak one cup of dried anchovies in warm water for 10-15 minutes to soften them. After 15 minutes, drain the water from the anchovies.
- Heat oil on a pan.
- Once hot, add anchovy and stir fry on medium-high heat for 4-5mins. Don’t let it burn. Once fried, remove it from the pan and set it aside.
- Add oil. Once hot add cumin seeds. Let them cook for a minute until they turn brown.
- Add ginger & garlic and green chili to the pan. Stir fry for a few minutes.
- After that, add chopped onion. Cook it until the onion color changes to brown and softens.
- Once the onion softens, add chopped tomatoes and cook it for a few minutes on medium-high heat.
- Once the tomato is half cooked, add all spices: turmeric, curry powder, red Kashmiri powder.
- Mix everything well. Cook it for 2-3 minutes. Add half a cup of water. Let it simmer.
- Once the paste becomes thick or water-dried, add fried anchovy and combine everything well.
- Add half a cup of water and let it simmer for 4-5 mins.
- Finally, season with salt and garnish it with cilantro. Mix everything well. And anchovy curry is ready to serve.
Serving
There is no better way to eat curry than with rice or roti. Serve it with white rice, chapati, naan, or roti. I like it best with rice. You can also eat it with bread if you don’t have rice or roti.
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Equipment
- Bowl
Ingredients
Anchovy
- 1 cup dried Anchovy
Vegetables
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- ⅓ cup chopped onion
- ½ tbsp ginger & garlic paste
- 2 green chili (As per taste)
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
Spices
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp curry masala powder
- ¼ tsp red chili Kashmiri powder
Seasoning
- salt (as per taste)
Oil
- ½ tbsp oil (for rest of curry) (Any vegetable oil of your choice)
- ½ tbsp oil (frying anchovy)
Water
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup hot/warm water
Instructions
- Soak one cup of dried anchovies in warm water for 10-15 mins to soften. After 15 mins, drain the water from the anchovies.1 cup dried Anchovy, 1 cup hot/warm water
- Add half a tablespoon of oil. Once hot, add anchovy and stir fry on medium-high heat for 4-5mins. Once fried, remove it from the pan and set it aside.½ tbsp oil (frying anchovy)
- Once fried, remove it from the pan and set it aside.
- Add oil. Once hot add cumin seeds. Let it cook for a min until the color changes to brown.½ tbsp oil (for rest of curry), ¼ tsp cumin seeds
- Then add ginger, garlic, and green chilies to the pan. Stir fry it for a few minutes.½ tbsp ginger & garlic paste, 2 green chili (As per taste)
- Add chopped onion. Cook it until the onion color changes to brown and softens.⅓ cup chopped onion
- Once the onion softens, add chopped tomatoes and cook it for a few mins on medium-high heat.1 cup chopped tomatoes
- Once the tomato is half cooked, add all spices.¼ tsp curry masala powder, ¼ tsp red chili Kashmiri powder, ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- Combine everything well. Cook it for 2-3 minutes. Add half a cup of water. Let it simmer.½ cup water
- Once the paste becomes thick or water-dried, add fried anchovy and combine everything well. Add half a cup of water and let it simmer for 4-5 mins.½ cup water
- Last but not least, season with salt and add cilantro. Combine everything and anchovy curry is ready to be served¼ cup chopped cilantro, salt (as per taste)
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𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚛: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚙𝚎𝚜 𝙸 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝙽𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚕𝚒 𝚌𝚞𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎. 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙸 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚕𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚘!