Foods of Kerala

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Grilled sardines-
Grilled Sardines Clean the sardines and season both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a well-greased grill pan. When the pan is really hot, place the sardines and grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side till the skin is brown and crispy on both sides. Serve hot with the tarragon-lemon-garlic-chile-butter. Tarragon-Lemon-Garlic-Chile-Butter Ingredients * 1/2 a block butter * 2 tbsp fresh tarragon minced * 2 ... more 

Photo by: Live to Eat
Grilled sardines-
Grilled Sardines Clean the sardines and season both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a well-greased grill pan. When the pan is really hot, place the sardines and grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side till the skin is brown and crispy on both sides. Serve hot with the tarragon-lemon-garlic-chile-butter. Tarragon-Lemon-Garlic-Chile-Butter Ingredients * 1/2 a block butter * 2 tbsp fresh tarragon minced * 2 large cloves of garlic minced * 1 Habanero chilie seeded and finely minced (or use any other spicy variety of chilies) * grated zest from 1 baby lemon * juice of 1/2 a baby lemon * salt to taste Method Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over low heat. Add the tarragon, garlic, chilies, lemon zest and lemon juice. Stir well to combine, let it heat for a minute or so. Keep warm till ready to serve. You can also use other fresh herbs in this recipe. And obviously, this is another entry for Monthly Mingle- Grill It! If you want to make sardines the way we make it back home check out Shn’s mouthwatering creation here. less