Fish Curry Recipe - Kerala Food

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg medium sized fish pieces
• 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek powder
• 3 tamarind piece/kudampulli soaked in 1/4 cup hot water
• 1cup water
• 2 stick curry leaves
• 1 cup water
• salt as required

For masala:

• 1 big onion
• 6no shallots
• 2 green chillies
• 1tbsp ginger pieces
• 4 garlic pieces
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 11/4 tsp chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 big tomato cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

Heat oil in a pan.Add ginger,garlic,green chillies,shallots,onion and saute for 2-3minutes.Add chilli powder,coriander powder, turmeric powder and cook well.Add tomato pieces and mix it well.Then grind them into a paste.Mix this masala paste with the fish pieces in a pan and add fenugreek powder ,tamarind water,salt and one cup plain water.Close the pan with a lid .When it starts to boil,lower the flame.When the gravy starts thickening ,add coconut milk and curry leaves.Finally sprinkle some coconut oil on top and let it boil one more time.Curry is ready.

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Neymeen Puli Ittu Vattichathu - Fish Recipe

Neymeen puli ittu vattichathu is a spicy dish and of-course a delicious one. Those who love thick gravies of fish curry will surely enjoy this dish.

Ingredients:

1. Neymeen                                     -  500gms
2. Turmeric powder                        -  a pinch
3. Small Onions                              -  3No.s
4. Tomato                                        -   2No.s
5. Red chilly                                    -   4No.s
6. Tamarind                                     -   50gms
7. Salt                                              -   To taste
8. Oil                                               -   3Tbsp
9. Curry leaves                               -   a few

Method:

1. Grind small onions, red chilles, turmeric powder in tamarind juice.
2. In a pan heat a little oil, and to it add a part of small onions, curry leaves and tomato and sute well.
3. To it add fish pieces and also the paste kept aside after grinding. Pour rest of the tamarind juice to it. Add  more salt if necessary.Let the gravy thicken, so that the masala blends to the fish well.
4. Decorate with more curry leaves.

Thus the fish curry is ready !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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