Kerela Fish Curry

Kerela Fish Curry

Ingredients

Fish pieces 500 gm
Chopped onion (payaz) ½ cup
Chopped ginger (adrakh) 1 tea spoon
Tamarind pulp (imli) 2 table spoon
Coconut milk (nariyel ka doodh) ½ cup
Fresh grated coconut (taza nariyel) ½ cup
Whole dry red chili  (sabut lal mirch) 2-3 pieces
Red chili powder   (lal mirch) 1 tea spoon
Soaked rice  (chawal) 1 table spoon
Cumin (jeera)  seeds 1 tea spoon
Coriander (dhaniya) seeds 2 table spoon
Turmeric (haldi) powder ½ tea spoon
Vegetable oil  (tel) 2 table spoon
Salt (namak) To Taste

Instructions

  1. Apply salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder to the fish pieces and keep aside for 15 minutes.
  2. Lightly roast cumin and coriander seeds. Mix with dry red chillies, soaked rice and grated coconut
  3. Grind it to a smooth paste.
  4. Soak tamarind in half a cup of hot water. Mash this to make a pulp
  5. Heat oil in a pan.
  6. Add chopped onions and chopped ginger. Cook this on a high flame till onions are golden brown.
  7. Now add 2 cups of water. Bring it to a boil.
  8. Now add coconut and spice paste. Add fish pieces and cook on a medium flame for 7-8 minutes.
  9. Strains the tamarind pulp and add to the gravy. Simmer for 2 minutes and finish with coconut milk.
  10. Serve this with plane rice.

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