Fish Curry Recipe | Tamil Nadu style (with Coconut)

Ingredients

• 500gm Fish
• 20 Sambhar onion
• 3 Tomatoes
• 6 Green Chillies
• 4 Tbsp Oil
• 1 Tsp Mustard seed
• 2 Tsp Fenugreek
• 1 Tsp Cumin seed
• 1 Tsp Fennal seed   
• 1 Cup Coconut
• 1/2 Tsp Chilli powder
• 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 Tsp Coriander powder
• 1 lemon sized ball of tamarind
• Chopped Curry leaves 

Preparation Method

1. Soak the tamarind in warm water for 30 minutes. Kneading with your fingertips, extract juice and discard pulp. keep aside.
2. First blend 1 Cup Coconut, 1 Tsp Cumin seed, 1 Tsp Fennal seed, 5 Sambhar onions and blend this mixture and keep it aside.
3. In a thick bottomed vessel, heat the oil and put 1 Tsp Mustard seeds. After a minute add 1 Tsp Fenugreek and Chopped Curry Leaves.
4. After one more minute, add 15 finely chopped Onions. Fry the chopped onions until it gets a brownish shade and then add 3 finely chopped Tomatoes.
5. Mash the mixture gently, mash (and cook) the tomatoes until it becomes mediumly mashed and then add salt to taste.
6. Now, after a minute add 1/2 Tsp Chilli Powder,  1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder, 2 Tsp Coriander Powder.
7. Fry this masala for 2 sec then add Tamarind juice, Cook for 2 more minutes and then add blended mixture (from step 2).
8. Then add 2 glasses of water then cover and let it cook.
9. Once it starts boiling, add the cleaned fish.
10. Cook for 20-30 mins and then switch off the flame.
11. Serve with Bread or Dosa