Curry Leaf Fish Curry
 
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
To make curry leaves paste
  • Oil- ½ tbsp
  • Green chilies- 2, chopped
  • Curry leaves- 1 cup
  • Grated coconut - 1 cup
  • Chili powder- ½ to 1 tsp
  • Water- ½ cup
  • Salt- 1 tsp
For making fish curry
  • Oil-1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  • Dried whole red chilies- 2
  • Small onions, halved- 8
  • Fresh Tamarind- 2 inch slice soaked in ¼ cup warm water
  • Warm water- ½ cup
  • Fish pieces- 8 medium slices, any kind of fish (tilapia, king fish, pomfret, salmon)
  • Ground black pepper- ½ to 1 tsp
  • Salt- ¾ tsp
Instructions
  1. Making curry leaves paste: Place a pan over medium heat, add oil, let turn hot.
  2. Add green chilies, curry leaves and grated coconut. Roast for a few minutes.
  3. Just before coconut turns golden in color, add chili powder and salt, saute for a minute and remove the pan from the heat. Let cool down.
  4. To a blender jar, add the roasted curry leaves and coconut mix along with ½ cup water, puree till smooth paste. Keep aside.
  5. In a small bowl, soak 2-inch slice fresh tamarind in ¼ cup lukewarm water for 5 minutes. Squeeze the tamarind in the water to release the juice. Strain the juice and discard the skin. Keep it aside.
  6. Place a saucepan or clay pan over medium heat, add oil and let turn hot.
  7. Add mustard seeds, let it splutter.
  8. Add dried red chilies, saute for a few seconds.
  9. Add halved small onions, season with ½ tsp salt and saute till onions turn translucent.
  10. Add the pureed curry leaves and coconut. Combine well and cook for a few minutes till the raw smell goes away.
  11. Add the tamarind extract, combine well.
  12. Add ½ cup warm water, combine well & let the gravy come to a slight boil.
  13. Add the fish pieces into the gravy and cook covered till the fish has cooked well and the gravy thickens a bit.
  14. Season with ground pepper and more salt if needed.
  15. Remove the pan from the heat and keep it covered for a few minutes.
  16. Serve this curry leaf fish curry along with rice or chapati.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/curry-leaf-fish-curry/