Chili Fish curry
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Ingredients
Fish                -1/4 kg
Tamarind juice-1 cup
salt                 – to taste
Turmeric        – pinch
for grinding
Chilli powder       -1 tsp
fennel seeds          -1 tsp
coriander powder  -1 tsp
small onion           -6
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For tempering
coconut oil                       -2tbsp
mustard seeds                   – 1tsp
fenugreek seeds                -1/4 tsp
chopped ginger and garlic -some
chopped onion                  -2 tbsp
Method
- Grind all the ingredients given above for grinding into a fine paste
- Cut the fish into medium size and sprinkle salt and pinch of turmeric powder on all sides and then keep it aside.
- Heat the coconut oil add the ingredients one after the other as in the order given above for tempering
- once onion gets cooked add ground masala and cook until the raw masala flavour goes off
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Now add 1/2 cup of water cook for another 5 min
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then add the tamarind juice and cook until the gravy becomes thick
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-  At this stage put the fish into the gravy and cover it with a lid and put on medium flame.
- once fish gets cooked switch off the stove and garnish with coriander leaves.
- serve with hot rice or idli ,dosa.
Serves 2