Spicy Fish Curry

"Making a delicious fish curry is not that easy!"This is what I believed when all my fish recipes failed disastrously one after the other :(

All those beginners in cooking, who had gone through the same mental situation as of me when they serve their fish curry.... don't worry!

Here is a recipe which you can serve with confidence!

Before I begin...

"May the soul of that great fish, who played its role in making this dish delicious, rest in peace!" :)

Ingredients:

1. Fish fillets - cut into medium size pieces - 10 pieces

2. Big Onion - Finely chopped - 1 cup

3. Tomato - chopped - 1/2 cup

4. Musturd seeds - 2 tsp

5. Ginger - finely chopped - 1 tbsp

6. Garlic- finely chopped - 1 tbsp

7. Curry leaves - 2 sprig

8. Chilly powder - 2 tbsp

9. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

10. Corriander powder - 1 tbsp

11. Fenugreek powder (uluva) - 1 tsp

12. Tamarind - a gooseberry sized

13. Kasuri methi (optional) - 1 tsp

14. Salt - to taste

15. Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

1. Clean the fish fillets and cut it into medium size pieces. I have used Salmon. Any big fish would taste good for this recipe. Make slots on the fish pieces.

2. Make a paste of chilly powder,turmeric powder, corriander powder, fenugreek powder and salt using water.

3. Heat oil in a pan.

4. Add musturd seeds and allow it to splutter.

5. Add the finely chopped onions and saute till they are semi transparent.

6. Add finey chopped tomatoes and suate till the tomatoes are cooked and soft.

7. Add 1 sprig or curry leaves, ginger and garlic.Saute for 5 min.

8. Add the above made paste into it.

9. Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup water and sqeeze it. Add this tamarind pulp and blend the mixture well.

10. Add a cup of water and let the mixture boils.

11. Add the fish and cook covered in medium heat till the pieces are cooked properly.

12. Add kasuri methi and cook the fish(with lid off) in low flame till the gravy becomes thick.

13. Add the remaining 1 sprig of curry leaves.

14. It is ready!

Do you think it is time consuming?