Malabar Fish Curry

Ingredients:

Any Fish – 1 kg  cut into pieces
Onion – 1 big chopped
Ginger & Garlic paste
Green chillies – 6 slit
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Tomatoes – 2 chopped
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Chilly powder -3 tsp
Turmeric powder -2 tsp
Tamarind – 1 small lemon size
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Water – 3 cups
Salt – to taste

For Tempering:

Small onions – 5 sliced
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Oil – 2 tbsp

 Method:

1. Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of water for half an hour.  
2. In a large pan, add onions, ginger & garlic paste, green chillies, curry leaves, tomatoes, spice powders, tamarind extract, salt and 2 cups of water.  
3. Close the lid and allow it to boil.  Add the fish pieces and cook covered on a medium heat for 15 minutes. 
4. Grind the coconut to a fine paste.  Add this paste to the fish and gently mix in with a small spoon.  
5. Cook for another 10 minutes more.  Switch off the flame when the gravy is thick.  
6. Heat oil in a small pan and splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.  Add the small onions and curry leaves and fry till golden brown.  Pour this over the fish curry. 
7. Serve hot with rice.