Fish Curry

     
       Fish curry:

Ingredients :

·       Fish pieces

·       Onion – 1 chopped

·       Tomato – 1 chopped

·       Garlic – 5 sliced

·       Chilli powder – 1 ½  spn

·       Coriander powder -3 spn

·       Fish curry powder – 1 spn(optional)

·       Salt as needed

·       Tamarind paste – 1 ½ spn

·       Coriander leaves –few

To grind (masala paste):

·       Cumin – ½  spn

·       Pepper – ½ spn

·       Red chilli- 2 

·       Coriander seeds – ½ spn

·       Onion – 5

·       Garlic -3

To temper :

·       Oil – 2 spn

·       Mustard seeds – 1 spn

·       Curry leaves – few

Preparation :

·       Clean and cut fish into pieces. Add  salt and turmeric powder to water and wash the fish pieces.

·       Drain the water completely.Marinate the fish pieces with salt,turmeric powder and chilli powder.

·       Grind the masala paste ingredients in a mixer and keep it aside.

Method :

·       Heat oil in a pan,and add mustard seeds. When it sizzles add chopped onion, garlic and curry leaves  sauté it for a few mins.

·       Then add tomato,sauté till it turns mushy.

·       Then add grinded masala paste,spicy powder and salt along with tamarind water.

·       Check the salt. Allow to boil it for 25  mins .

·       When oil sepaerates,add the cleaned fish pieces.

·       Fish will cook faster,once the fish turns soft and the curry is well boiled and thick,oil will start collecting at the edges of the pan ,switch off the flame..Done !

·       Give resting time for an hour before serve.
                                            

                           

Garnish with coriander leaves.serve hot with steamed rice...