Spicy anchovis/nethallu curry

Ingredients

• Anchovies/ Nethallu - 1 cup
• Onions- half onion, finely chopped
• Green Chillis - 3
• Red Pepper With shrimp paste - 2 teaspoons
• Oil - 2 teaspoons
• Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoons
• Chillis powder - 1 teaspoon
• Lemon - 1/2 (for decoration and serving)
• Pinch of salt

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Preparation

• Remove the heads of the fish, clean fish in water and keep it aside.
• Add chilli powder turmeric and little salt, mix well and keep aside.
• Now heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions, chillis and fry til they are brown color.
• Add the red pepper shrimp paste to it and mix well (make sure yoou dont fry it more else it will blacken fast).
• Immediately add the fish and fry it for 4 minutes and add 1/2cup water and kep the lid.
• Within 5 minutes gravy thickens and the fish becomes soft too. Switch of the flame and serve it.
• Can be served along with onions and lemon with rice.