Fish Iguru Recipe / Chepala Iguru Recipe / Andhra Style Fish Iguru Recipe

Fish Iguru

Ingredients dry roasted and powdered

Coriander seeds - 1 & 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp

Cinnamon pieces - 1 tsp

Cloves - 6

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp

( dry roast till just hot and dry grind to a fine powder )

Other ingredients

Onion - 1 medium size grind to a paste

Tomato - 1 large grind to a puree

Slit green chilies - 6

Ginger and garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Curry and coriander leaves - 2 tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Ingredients to marinate the fish

Fish pieces - 8

(I used boneless Tilapia fish)

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Ginger and garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

( mix all the ingredients together apply the masala  both sides of the fish and rest for 20 minutes)

Chepala Iguru

Method

Heat oil in a pan add the onion paste and green chilies fry till raw smell has disappeared.

Add the tomato puree, ginger and garlic paste few curry leaves and sauté for couple minutes.

Add all the dry masala powders and sauté till oil separates the masala.

Arrange all the marinated fish pieces and pour water, cover and cook in low flame till mixture is thick.

Lastly add the ground masala powder and mix till combined.

Switch off the stove garnish with curry and coriander leaves and best served with plain rice.

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