മീന്‍ കറി

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg Sardines or mackeral             
• 1 big lemon size Tamarind                               
• 2 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli pdr                               
• 3 tbsp Coriander pdr                       
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric pdr                          
• a pinch Fenugreek seeds                    
• 6 nos Shallots                                  
• 4 cloves Garlic                                    
• 1"pc Ginger                                   
• 1 cup Grated coconut                      
• 2 Green chillies  slit lengthwise                     
• 2 sprigs Curry leaves                          
• 3 tbsp Coconut oil                            
• 1 big Onion                                     
• 1 big Tomato                                    
• 1 tsp Lime juice                               
• Salt to taste

Method:

Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water for 30 mins and extract the juice from it and keep aside.
Clean and wash the fish. Marinate it with a pinch of turmeric pdr, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp lime juice for 20 mins.
Heat 1/2 tsp oil, add fenugreek seeds till it changes to light brown colour, reduce the flame and add chilli pdr, coriander pdr till the raw smell goes. Grind this with shallots, ginger and garlic to a paste and keep aside.
Chop onion and saute it in oil till light brown. Add the ground masala to this and saute it for 5 mins. Then add the chopped tomato and saute again till the tomatos become soft. Now add the tamarind extract, turmeric  pdr and salt and boil it for 5 min. Put the green chillies to this.
Grind coconut to a smooth paste and add this to the curry and boil it for 2 mins and add the fish to this and cook for 3 mins till the fish is done.
Add curry leaves to this and serve it with steamed rice.