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Fish Curry- South Indian Style

Fish broth has a special place in non-vegetarian dishes. Fish gives the body the energy it needs.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: fish curry, south indian fish curry
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 750 gms Fish
  • 1 cup Onion big
  • 5 Onion small
  • 1/2 Coconut
  • 1 Tomato 
  • 1 tbsp Corriander powder
  • 2 tbsp Chilli powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder
  • 3 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp Fenugreek seeds
  • Tamarind  small size
  • Curry Leaves
  • Salt

Instructions

  • Clean the fish and rub it with turmeric powder and salt.
  • Peel and chop the onions 5 of the small onions.
  • Big onion chop it to medium size and reserve ¼th of them.
  • Grind the coconut, tomato and the reserved onions to a fine paste.
  • To this add the Corriander, Chilli, Turmeric powders and grind again.
  • Extract the tamarind juice and mix it with the ground paste.
  • Heat 2 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan. Any cooking oil can be used.
  • When the oil is hot add the fenugreek seeds and add the curry leaves and onions and fry until the onions turns colour.
  • Then add the ground paste with some water. This has to bubble of for atleast 20 mins.
  • Use more water if the curry is thick.
  • Then add the fish of your choice. Fish goes very well for this recipe.
  • Cook the curry till the fish is cooked.
  • Pour over the remaining sesame oil on the curry and close it with a lid and enjoy.

Notes

I have tried some other fish curry recipes as well, but none is as good as this one. The fish curry taste even better the next day.