Ingredients:

Fish  pieces                             : 1/2 kg
(any fleshy fish eg: king fish)
Shallots chopped                    : 5 -8 nos
Green chillies                         : 2 slit lengthwise
Ginger  chopped                    : 1" pc
Garlic chopped                      : 2 cloves
Curry leaves                          : 1 sprig
Grated coconut                      : 1 cup
Pepper corns                          : 1 tsp
Chilli pdr                               : 2 tsp
Turmeric pdr                         : 1/4 tsp
Coriander pdr                        : 1 tbsp
Tamarind                               : small lemon sized
                                                   ball
 Oil                                        : 2 or 3 tbsp
 Salt to taste
Lemon juice                           :1 tbsp


Method:

Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water and extract the juice and keep aside.
Wash the fish pieces thoroughly and marinate it with salt, a pinch of turmeric pdr and 1 tbsp lemon juice and keep aside.

Grind coconut, chilli pdr, coriander pdr, and pepper corns together to a smooth paste and keep aside.
Heat oil( 2 tbsp) in a kadai, add chopped garlic and ginger saute for a while and add the chopped shallots. Saute for 2 mins and add green chillies and curry leaves, saute again for 1 more min. Then add the tamarind extract, salt and turmeric pdr. Let it boil for 2 mins. Now add the ground coconut mixture and boil again for 1 min and finally add the fish pieces and cook again for 2 mins. Remove from fire. Goes well with steamed rice!