Spicy fish curry ( meen saaru/ meen kulumbu)

Ingredients

• Fish - 1 kg
• Onions - 1 nos
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
• Chilly powder - 1 tablespoon
• Green chillies - 2 nos
• Prawn stock cubes - 1 nos
• Tamarind extract- 1 teaspoon
• Sunflower oil - 4 tablespoons
• Salt for taste
• Water for cooking

To grind:

• Tomato - 2 nos
• Onion - 1 nos
• Coconut grated - 1/4 cup
• Ginger 1 " piece - 1 nos
• Garlic minced - 1 tablespoon
• Red chillies - 8 nos
• Coriander seeds - 2 tablespoons
• Black peppercorns - 1 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

For seasoning:

• Curry leaves - 1 stalk
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
• Fenugreek seed - 1/2 teaspoon
• Sunflower oil - 1 tablespoon

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Preparation

• Grind 'to grind' ingredients to a smooth paste and keep aside.
• In stew pot, heat oil, add Chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute. Add turmeric powder and chilly powder and fry.
• Now add the ground paste and saute for 3 minutes. Add green chillies (slit lengthwise), prawn stock cubes and fry for a minute.
• Now add fish pieces, just enough water to cover the fish, add salt for taste. Cover and cook in sim for 7 minutes.
• Now add tamarind extract and simmer for 5 minutes or until its done. Turn off the flame. Finally do the seasoning.
• Serve hot with boiled rice or basmati rice.