Ingredients:

• Sardines – 8 medium size
• Yellow Bell Pepper – 1Stuffed Sardines
• Red Bell Pepper -1
• Tomato – 1
• Onion – 1
• Coriander leaves – 1 bunch
• Garlic – 5 Cloves
• Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
• Pepper Powder – ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Lemon – 1
• Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp
• Oil – 4 tbsp

Method:

1. Clean pat dry the Sardines.
2. Chop the Yellow and Red Peppers, Tomato, Onion and Coriander leaves and store separately.
3. Heat 1 tbsp Oil in a frying pan, add the Mustard seeds and allow to pop.
4. Add Onion and sauté for about 2-3 mins till translucent.
5. Add Tomato, Red and Yellow Pepper, sauté till cooked and Oil separates.
6. Add Chilli, Pepper and Turmeric Powder, Salt and sauté for 1 minute till you get the earthy flavours of the roasted spices.
7. Remove from flame. Squeeze in the juice of ½ a Lemon and stir in the Coriander leaves.
8. Allow to cool. Stuff in the Sardines. Tie with a cotton string if necessary.
9. In a separate pan heat 3 tbsp Oil and arrange the stuffed Sardines and cook along with the whole peeled Garlic and ½ Lemon. Turn the sides after 5 minutes interval and it is ready to be served, pipping hot, garnished with fresh Coriander Leaves and chopped Peppers.
10. Cooking with the Garlic and Lemons lends a lot to the Garlicky flavour and the fine aroma of lemon to the sardines.