Fish curry

Fish curry

April 28, 2016






Ingredients:


Fish (like sardines, silver white)       : 1 kg
Chilli pdr                                           : 1 tbsp
Coriander pdr                                    : 1 tsp
Turmeric pdr                                     : 1/4 tsp
Tamarind juice                                  : 1/2 cup
Shallots                                             : 10 nos
Green chillies                                    : 2
Garlic cloves                                     : 4 nos
Ginger chopped                                : 1 tbsp
Fenugreek powder                            : a pinch
Coconut milk                                    : 1/2 cup
Lime juice                                         : 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Coconut oil                                       : 2 tbsp
Curry leaves                                      :1 sprig


Method:


Wash the fish pieces  well and marinate it with salt, turmeric pdr and lemon juice.

Mix chilli pdr, coriander pdr, turmerc pdr together with very little water to make a paste.
Chop shallots and  green chillies. 
Heat oil in a claypot, add chopped shallots, green chillies and garlic cloves.  Saute well and add the paste and saute again for one more minute.  Then add the fish, tamarind juice and salt to this. Let it boil for 2 minutes.  Reduce flame, then add the coconut milk to this, mix slowly. Switch off the flame. Add curry leaves.



Fish curry

Fish curry

May 08, 2012




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!


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