Malabar Fish Curry

Ingredients :

200 gms - Fish (preferably seer)
200 gms - Oil
50 gms - ginger, sliced
10 nos - green chilies, halved
10 gms - red chili peppers
1 cup - coriander leaves, chopped
3 nos - curry leaves
25 gms - coriander powder
10 gms - cumin
1 cup - grated coconut
50 gms - coconut oil
2 cups - chopped onions
5 gms - fenugreek seeds
10 gms- mustard seeds
100 gms - tamarind pulp, diluted in 2 tbsp of water
150 gms tomatoes, chopped
10 gms turmeric powder
salt to taste

Cooking Instructions :

- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel.
- Add chopped onions, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves and mustard seeds.
- When the onions are fried, add tamarind water and tomatoes.
- Stir and allow to cook for 2 minutes.
- Add chilli power, turmeric power, coriander powder and salt.
- Cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Add coconut paste and allow to cook for ½ hr.
- Add fish slices, stir gently.
- Cover the heavy bottomed vessel, lower heat, and allow to cook for 5 minutes.
- Check salt.
- Serve hot with boiled rice.