Easy Fish Curry - Kerala Style
 
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 5 People
Ingredients
To Puree into paste
  • Garlic, chopped- 2 large cloves
  • Ginger, chopped- 2 inch slice
  • Green chili, halved-1
  • Tomato, chopped- 2
  • Cilantro- 1 handful
  • Curry leaves- 10
  • Kashmiri chili powder- 1½ tsp
  • Ground cumin- ½ tsp
  • Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
  • Ground black pepper- ½ tsp
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Water- ¼ cup
While cooking
  • Fish- 8 pieces (salmon, king fish, tilapia, sardines, pomfret, etc)
  • Coconut oil- 2 tbsp
  • Small onions, chopped- 8
  • Water- 1 cup
  • Tamarind, fresh- 2 inch slice soaked in ½ cup lukewarm water
  • Salt- ½ tsp
Instructions
  1. Clean the fish under running water, I've taken porgy fish. Any kind of fish can be added.
  2. To a blender jar, add all the above mentioned ingredients "to puree into paste" & puree till smooth. Keep it aside.
  3. Soak the fresh tamarind in ½ cup lukewarm water for 5 minutes, squeeze the tamarind in water, strain the juice & discard the skin.
  4. Place a saucepan or clay pot over medium heat, add oil, let it turn hot.
  5. Add small onions, ½ tsp salt & saute till translucent.
  6. Add the pureed paste and saute for a few minutes till the raw smell of garlic goes away.
  7. Add the tamarind extract, combine well.
  8. Add water, let the gravy come to a slight boil.
  9. Add the fish to the gravy, cover the pan with its lid and cook covered for a few minutes.
  10. Fish gets cooked pretty fast, don't overcook it as the fish will fall apart.
  11. Taste & add more salt and ground black pepper if needed.
  12. Take the pan off the heat, keep it covered for sometime.
  13. Serve with Kappa (tapioca), rice, chapati etc.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/easy-fish-curry-kerala-style/