Chili Fish curry

Chili Fish  curry

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
 

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
• Now add 1/2 cup of water cook  for another 5 min
• then add the tamarind juice and cook until the gravy becomes thick

• 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