Meen (Fish) Curry

Ingredients:

• Fish 1/2 kg
• Ginger 1 big piece
• Garlic 10  pods
• Shallots 5 to 8
• Chilly pdr (spicy) 1 Tbsp
• Kashmiri chilly pdr 1 Tbsp
• Turmeric pdr 1/2 tsp
• Kudampuli 3  pieces
• Curry leaves
• Mustard
• Fenugreek
• Water
• Salt
• Oil

• Clean, wash and cut the fish into medium pieces (wash it using salt or besan flour). Add little water into chilly and turmeric pdr and make it into a thick paste. Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of water and keep it aside. Grind together shallots, ginger and garlic. Heat oil in a chatti or kadai and add mustard and fenugreek. When it starts spluttering, add curry leaves and grounded mixture. Saute well till it turns light brown. Add powdered mixture into it and mix well. When the oil starts separating, add the tamarind, salt and rqd amount of water into it. Allow it to boil for few minutes. Reduce the heat and add the fish pieces. Cover it and cook well.

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