Fish Curry

A delicious and traditional recipe for Nagercoil fish curry with coconut.

Ingredients:

Fish Fillets – 400 gms, cleaned, washed (preferably Vanjaram/Seer Fish)

Cocunut oil- 3 tsp Fenugreek Seeds – 1/2 tsp Curry Leaves – handful Tamarind Extract – 3/4 to 1 cup Salt as per taste Green chilies- 4 nos

Drum Stick- 2 pieces

Raw Mango- 2 or 3 pieces

For the masala:

Grated Cocunut - 1 cup

Dry Red Chillies- 8 to 10,round ones Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Tomato- 1 Turmuric Powder- 1/4 tsp

Sambar Onions (Shallots)- 12 nos

Method:

1. Grind all the masala ingredients to a coarse paste with a little water

2. Mix all the coarse paste masala ingredients, chopped vegetables ( green chillies, drumstick, raw mango),Tamarind extract, salt in a pan and allow it to cook over high flame

3. Add fish pieces and cook for 10 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, heat cocunut oil in a pan over medium flame

5. Add fenugreek seeds for 30 seconds

6. Add curry leaves and mix with fish curry

7. Remove from flame

8. Serve hot