Fish in coconut gravy..!!

Fish is an indispensable item in Kerala menu. It comes in the form of either fish fry or fish curry or both in every household. Nothing is so sumptuous than a steaming cup of rice with fish curry and fish fry to accompany.

So the recipe for the day is Fish curry (Fish in coconut gravy). You can use any fleshy fish for this recipe. My favourites are Thilapia and Mahi mahi.. Generally fish curry is prepared in an earthern pot in Kerala which adds a unique flavour to the dish.

Ingredients You need

Fish (Mahi mahi/Thilappia/Mackerel/King Fish/Smelt)

Tomato(small)-1no
Green Chillies - 2 nos

2-3 pieces of Gambooge (Kudampuli)

Oil

To Grind

Coconut - 3/4 th of half piece
Chilly powder - 1 tblspoon

Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Shallots - 2nos
Garlic - 2 nos
Ginger - oru piece (small)

To season

Shallots - 1 no

Mustard seeds

A sprig of Curry leaves

Red chillies - 2 nos

Preparation:

• Clean the Cambooge pieces in running water and soak them in luke warm water.
• In a mixer put all the ingredients to grind and 1/4 cup water and grind it to a thick paste.
• Now in a pan loosen this thick paste by adding some water.
• Add the fish pieces to this gravy and boil it in a low flame.
• Add the cambooge soaked water (along with the cambooge) to this and stir well.
• When it boils add the chopped tomato pieces and the slit green chillies
• Boil it in low flame for atleast 5 mins. If you want fish curry with thick gravy boil it for some more time. Make sure that the fish pieces are cooked properly.

For the seasoning:

• In another pan heat some oil and when its hot add mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and finely chopped small onions. Saute them well and pour this seasoning over the fish curry..