Meen vevichathu - kottayam style red fish curry

Ingredients

• Fish - 1/2 kg
• Shallots/Small onion chopped - 1/4 cup
• Garlic sliced - 6-7 cloves
• Ginger sliced - 1 inch piece
• Green chili slit lengthwise - 2
• Kashmiri chili powder - 2 tablespoons
• Coriander powder - 2 teaspoons
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoons
• Kudampuli/Fish tamarind/Gambooge - 2 medium
• Curry leaves - a handful
• Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
• Coconut Oil or any oil

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Preparation

• Wash and clean the kudampuli. Soak Kudampuli in a cup of water and set aside. Lightly crush the chopped small onions in a mortar and pestle.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter add fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and fry it for 30 seconds.
• Add small onions,sliced ginger and garlic and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add Kashmiri chili powder, Coriander powder and turmeric powder and fry it for 2 minutes.
• Add the soaked kudampuli along with water, and 1 more cup of water to the pan and combine well. Add salt to taste.
• Stir in the fish pieces, combine well and cook it covered for 10-15 minutes. Uncover it,add a few more curry leaves, sprinkle a tspn of oil and simmer uncovered for another 3-4 minutes.