Fish curry

Fish curry Recipe

By sujeesha Published: April 11, 2010

• Prep: 15 mins
• Cook: 30 mins
• Ready In: 45 mins

There are several different ways to make fish curry. Each state in India has at least a dozen different ways. Coming from Kerala I …

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Fish Any kind you like, cleaned and washed
• 1 lemon size Tamarind soaked and 2 cups hot water for half hour and pulp extracted
• 2 tbsp Curry vadam optional
• 2 Tomatoes diced
• 10 Shallots peeled and crushed
• 4 Green chilies slit
• 2 sprigs Curry leaves
• 4 tbsp Red chili powder adjust as per taste
• 2 tbsp Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 handful Cilantro/Coriander leaves roughly chopped
• Salt to taste
• 3 tbsp Cooking oil
• Grind to a fine paste:
• 1 cup Grated coconut
• 1 inch Ginger
• For Seasoning:
• 5 Shallots Finely sliced
• 1/2 tsp whole black pepper
• 3 cloves Garlic with skin crushed
• 1 tbsp Gingily oil

Instructions

1. Add tomatoes to tamarind pulp and crush well.
2. Add crushed onion, green chilies, curry leaves, chili power, coriander powder, turmeric powder, one more cup of water and salt to taste.
3. Heat oil in a deep pot or an earthen pot.
4. Add curry vadam. Once they splutter add prepared mixture and cook covered for 5 minutes. :- If not using curry vadam, ignore this step and just boil the tamarind mixture to begin with.
5. Add coconut paste and mix well.
6. Cook covered till curry reduces a bit.
7. Add fish pieces and cook covered till they are well cooked. About 6 minutes
8. Pour one tbsp gingily oil, crushed garlic, pepper and roughly chopped coriander leaves and remove from fire.
9. Heat 4 tbsp cooking oil a small pan.
10. Add finely chopped shallots and fry till brown and a nice aroma arises.
11. Pour this over curry and serve hot with rice, idli or dosa. Happy Cooking 🙂

• Cuisine: Indian
• Course: Entrée
• Skill Level: Advanced