Fish curry - Kerala Style

Ingredients:

Fish - 1/2 Kg (cleaned and washed)
:- any kind that you like
Cocum - 2 (soaked in 1 cup of hot water for 15 minutes with some salt)
Tomato - 1 big (diced)
Shallots / sambar onions - 1 cup (peeled and crushed)
Shallots / sambar onions - 1/4 cup (finely chopped into roundels)
Green chilies - 4 (slit)
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Coriander leaves - a fistful (roughly chopped)
Chili powder - 4 tbsp
Coriander powder - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cooking oil - 3 tbsp

Grind together to a fine paste:
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Ginger - 1 inch piece

Method of preparation:

1. Add some salt and turmeric power to the cleaned fish and keep aside.
2. To the soaked cocum add tomatoes and crush the tomatoes well.
3. To this add crushed onion, green chilies, curry leaves, chili power, coriander powder, turmeric powder, enough water and salt to taste.
4. Keep the prepared mixture on stove top and cook covered for 5 minutes.
5. Add the coconut paste and mix well.
6. Cook covered till the curry reduces a bit.
7. Add the fish pieces and cook covered till they are well cooked.
8. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a small kadai.
9. Add the finely chopped onion and fry till they are browned and nice aroma arises.
10. Pour this on to the curry and keep it closed. Serve hot with rice, idli or dosa.

Variation:- If you do not have cocum, then use a lemon sized ball of tamarind.

Happy cooking :)