Preparation time: 45 mins
Serves : 6 – 8 Nos.
Goes well with: Rice, Dosa, Idly
Ingredients:
- Sankara Fish – 1 kg
- Shallots – 15 Nos.
- Onion (medium) – 1 No
- Tomato (medium) – 2 Nos.
- Mustard seed – 1 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds -2 tbsp
- Cumin – 2 tbsp
- Black pepper -1 tbsp
- Garlic – 1 Bulb
- Green Chillies – 2 Nos.
- Tamarind – big lemon size
- Curry leaves – 2 strands
- Coriander Leaves – 2 strands
- Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
- Red chilli Powder – 2 tbsp
- Coriander powder – 3 tbsp
- Water – 4 cups
- Sesame/ Cooking Oil – 5-8 tbsp
- Salt – As per your taste
Spice Garnish :
Dry roast pepper and 1 tbsp cumin and ground to fine powder
Cooking Method:
- Heat Iron pan and add oil
- Add mustard seeds then fenugreek seeds cumin seeds
- Cut garlic , onion, shallots and curry leaves
- Stir them until they turn brown
- Add cut tomatoes , cook them in medium flame and stir them until oil separates
- Add turmeric , green chilli, red chilli, coriander powder and salt
- Add tamarind water and add more water if required
- Check salt and mix well
- Leave it to boil and get thicken for 15 mins
- Add fish to the curry, don’t mix too much after adding fish.
- Let it cook for 5 mins and turn it off
- Garnish it with ground spice and coriander leaves.
Enjoy this mouth watering curry and serve with rice and appalam.