Sukkhe Kardi Chilly Fry

Posted By : Joanna D'souza

It is quite a popular dish in coastal regions such as Mumbai , Karnataka and Goa. This dish is very easy to prepare. The cooking hardly takes time.

Sukkha Maurah is another Area were we East Indians Community of Mumbai Make sure to stockup for 6 months time , like we do and stockup our Bottle Mutton Masala  and other Masala’s 

We make sure to Stockup up on all those Dried Fishes that each family Curry favours

Sukkhe kardee , Bombil , Mandeli , Surmai , Bagra , Jawla , Tendli , Pomfret

When you don’t have fresh fish available during  bad monsoon days , And feeling lazy to cook , we simply dig in these preserved Goodies that we stocked up for our rainy days .

Sukkhe Kardi is usually Served  as a Side Dish  or we Simply eat it with Hot Chapatis or Handmade Rice Rowtys  

Ingredients :

100 gms Dry Kardi Washed and Soaked in water

3 large Onions Roughly sliced

4 to 5 Green Chilles slitted lengthwise

2 Peeled Potatoes sliced Fine in quaters

1 small bunch of freshly Chopped Green Coriander leaves

1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder

2 Teaspoon Red Kashmiri Chilly Powder

( you can add more if you wish to make it more spicy )

Sufficient Oil for Pan Frying 3 Tablespoon or more if you have to

Salt to Taste

Just prior to Frying :

Take a bowl squeeze the soaked Kardi with your bare ✋ hands separating all of the  water from Kardi and put this Kardi into this bowl to which you add Roughly Chopped Onions , Finely sliced Potatoes , slitted Green Chilles , Turmeric powder , Red Chilli Powder , Salt and Couple of Spoon of Oil too except for Fresh Coriander leaves Mix all of these ingredients gently with your bare hands and leave it aside for 15 to 20 minutes to catch up all of it's flavours

Method Of  Cooking :

Heat Bit Of Oil in a Frying pan when the Oil gets Hot

Add the above Mixed Kardi along with Onion, Potatoes & Green Chillies

Cover this Pan with the Lid and on Slow 🔥 flame cook it , Keep stirring at regular intervals

Until the Onions turn transculent and potatoes Cooked

Only when you are sure these ingredients are well cooked lightly Browned

Add Required amount of Salt once again if you have too add more Chilli powder if you wish

When it's finally Cooked you get this Feiry Red Colour to your  Kardi  Fry

Top it up with freshly Chopped Green Coriander leaves

Stir and remove from Fire

This Sukkhe  Kardi Chilly Fry goes very well with ✋ Handmade Rice Rowtys Accompanied with your favorite Bhaji