Ingredients:
- Fish pieces : 6 nos
- Onion : 1
- Shallots : 5 nos
- Garlic : 3 cloves
- Ginger : 1/2"pc
- Green chillies : 3 nos
- Tomato : 1 meduim
- Coconut oil : 1 tbsp
- Coconut milk thin : 1/2 cup
- Thick coconut milk : 1/4 cup
For Marination :
- Turmeric pdr : 1/4 tsp
- Lemon juice : 1 tsp
- Pepper pdr : 1/4 tsp
- Salt to taste
Method:
- You can use any fleshy fish pieces, here I used Barracuda (Koduva) fish for this recipe.
- Clean and marinate the fish pieces with turmeric pdr, salt, pepper pdr and lemon juice and keep it for 20 mins.
- Crush the garlic and ginger. Slice shallots and onion, slit green chillies and keep aside.
- Heat one tsp of oil in a pan and shallow fry the marinated fish pieces for just 2 to 3 minutes.
- Heat the remaining oil and add crushed ginger and garlic to that. Saute for a while and add the sliced shallots and onion. When the onion become translucent add the green chillies. Add the thin coconut milk, tomato pieces, salt and fried fish pieces.
- Mix it slowly and let it boil for 2 mins. The gravy thickens, now add the thick coconut milk , before boiling switch off the flame. Add curry leaves.
- Serve it with steamed rice, or aappam.