Pressure Cooked Sardines/ Sardine Sandwich

Pressure cooked sardines tastes like the  canned ones.It can be refrigerated & used like it, without the fear of salt or chemicals used in canning.Sardines are rich in Omega 3 fatty acid, so include it in your diet & protect your HEART!       

Here I’ve made sardine sandwiches.

INGREDIENTS:

Sardines: 500 g

Onions: 1 cup chopped

Shallots: 1/2cup chopped

Green chilli: 3 chopped fine

Ginger: 1”piece chopped fine

Tomatoes: 3 blanched, skinned & chopped fine

Red chilli powder: 2 tsps

Tomato sauce: 1/2cup

Vinegar: 1 tbsp

Oil: 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

METHOD:

Mix the onions, shallots, green chilli, ginger, tomato, chilli powder, tomato sauce, vinegar & salt in a bowl.

In a pressure cooker, layer half the onion mix & place fish one by one over it.

Cover with remaining onions & dribble oil over it.

Pour a cup of water cover cooker & place on fire.

After the first whistle, lower flame & cook for 1 hour.

When done the fish bone will be soft, you can give it to children too.

Sardine Sandwich:

Cooked sardine: 2

Butter: 1 tbsp

Cucumber: 6 slices

Tomato: 1 sliced              

Bread: 6 slices

Mash the fish with a fork, add the butter.

Apply on one side of the bread, layer cucumber, tomato, or lettuce over it.

Cover with another slice, cut side & serve.