Fish Curry with Coconut Gravy / Kerala Fish Curry Recipe / Thenga Aracha Meen Curry

Kerala Fish Curry

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Small onions - 6
Curry leaves few
Garlic - 3
Ginger a small piece
Red chilly powder - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Freshly grated coconut - 1/4 cup heaped
Method
Grind the above ingredients to a very smooth paste.
Other ingredients
Fish slices - 6
( wash the fish with some turmeric powder and keep it aside)
Sliced onion - 1/4
Cubed tomato -1
Sliced ginger -1 tsp
Sliced garlic -3
Slit green chillies -2
Few curry leaves
Semi thick tamarind juice - 1 & 1/2 cups
Coriander leaves to garnish
Tempering
Coconut oil - 3 tbsp
Fenugreek/Methi seeds - 1/8 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add the onion,ginger,garlic,curry leaves and green chillies,fry till its light brown.
Now add the ground paste and cook till the masala leaves the sides of the pan.
Pour the tamarind juice add water if needed,fish and the tomato.
Cover and cook till the gravy is thick and the raw smell has disappeared.
Switch off the stove garnish with coriander leaves and serve with hot plain rice.

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