Fish curry/meen kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Cat fish                            – 1 kg
(any fish can be used)
Tamarind paste                – 1tbsp
tomato                              -1
mustard seeds                  -1/2 tsp
fenugreek seeds               -1/4 tsp
small onions                    – 200g
curry leaves                     – few
green chillies                   -3
crushed garlic                  – 4 cloves
currychilli powder           – 2 tbsp
salt                                   – to taste
sesame oil                        -8 tbsp

For grinding:

onion                              – 1 cup
tomato                             – 1
ginger                              – little
garlic                               – 1 clove
shredded coconut            – 2 tbsp

Method:

• In a blender blend the ingredients into a fine paste and keep it aside.

• In a kadai  add the curry chilli powder and fry it until it turns golden(do not burn it keep stiring)

• Mix a tamarind paste in a cup of water.
• Pour it into the kadai.

• Allow it to boil and add the ground paste and a crushed tomato

• Cook for 10-15 minutes and add 3 cups of water and allow it to boil and add fish to it.

• Simultaneously in another pan heat oil and allow mustard seeds to splutter.

• Add fenugreek seeds,curryleaves,crushed garlic,green chillies.

                               

• Put the sliced small onions to it.

• let it turn golden.

• When the fish is almost done pour this tempering into it

• and cook until the fish is done

• Serve with Rice.

Serves   4