Fish Curry : Kerala Style

fish-curryIngredients:

  • Fish – 1 kg, cut into medium size pieces
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Fenugreek (uluva) – 1/2 tsp
  • Ginger & garlic – 2 tbsp, crushed into a fine paste
  • Shallots – 6-8 (or you can use 1 onion)
  • Kashmiri chilly powder – 3 tbsp
  • Coriander powder – 2 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Cocum (kudampuli) – 5-6 pieces
  • Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
  • Salt – To taste
  • Coconut oil –

Preparation Method:

  1. Soak cocum in 3 tbsp water for 10 minutes.
  2. Mix the powders (chilly, coriander & turmeric) together with water and make a paste.
  3. Heat oil in a pan (meenchatti or claypot) and splutter mustard & fenugreek.
  4. Add crushed ginger garlic paste and stir for 3,4 minutes.
  5. Add curry leaves and slices onion (or shallots), saute till it becomes soft.
  6. Add the masala paste, salt & fry till oil starts appearing.
  7. Add cocum along with the water & fish pieces. Combine well. Make sure that fish pieces do not get broken in the process.
  8. Add required amount of water & cook till the fish is done & gravy becomes thick.
  9. The Kerala style fish curry is ready. It tastes better the next day.

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