Kerala FIsh Curry

Kerala Fish Curry 

Ingredients- 

1. Fish fillet ( tilapia , catfish , sole ) - 2 lbs 
2. Onions - 1 large 
3. Tomato - 2 medium 
4. Garlic - 5-6 cloves 
5. Ginger - 1” pc 
6. Whole dried red chilies deseeded - 6
7. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
8. Kokum- 4 
9. Coriander seeds - 2 tbs
10. Methi seeds - 1 tbsp
11. Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp
12. Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
13. Curry leaves - few 
14. Oil - 4 tbsp 
15. Salt to taste 
16. Turmeric - 1/2 tbsp
17. Coconut milk - 150 ml 
18. Water - 1 cup 

Method - 

1. Wash the fish and marinate with some tumeric and salt and keep it aside . 
2. In a wok or pan heat some 2 tbsp of oil and add 1 tbsp of cumin , methi seeds ,coriander seeds and sauté it for 20 sec then add roughly chopped onions sauté till it begins to change color then add roughly chopped ginger and garlic sauté for a minute then add tomatoes .
3. Soak the red chilies in hot water for 10 mins. 
4. Cooked it till it begins to leave a little oil and everything is cooked then add grated coconut and whole red chilies and sauté . 
5. Let this mixture cool a bit and grind it using some water into a nice paste . 
6. Heat the remaining oil abt 2 tbsp in a pan and add cumin seed 1 tbsp , mustard seeds 1 tbsp , curry leaves and the paste . Sauté it for 2 mins then add coconut milk and kokum and let it come to a boil . Then gently add the fish pieces . 
7. Cover the pan and let it cook for 5-7 mints and stir it very delicately as you don’t want the fish pieces to break . Cook for another 3-4 mins till the fish is cooked . 
8. Serve it with steam rice or Kerala paratha .

Note - if u don’t have kokum you can use tamarind abt 1” pc soaked in warm water and add to the curry . You can also fry the fish a little and add if ur scared of the fish breaking .