South Indian Style Spicy Fish Curry !!!

Preparation Time : 15 mins  
Cooking Time : 30 mins  
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients:  
For Marinating Fish ;  
Cat fish - 6 pieces(skin removed)
Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
Salt as per required  
For Dry Roast & Grind into paste ;
 
Dry Coconut - 2 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp
Groundnuts – 1tbsp  
Sesame seeds – 1 ½ tbsp  
For Grinding ;
Red onion (large) – 1 nos  
Tomato (large) – 1 nos  
Garlic – 6 nos  
Tempering:
 

Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds – ½ tsp  
Cumin seeds / jeera – 1 tsp  
Curry leaves – 3 – 4 leaves  
Onion – 1 (chopped finely)  
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp  
Red chili powder – 2 tsp  
Coriander powder – 2 tsp  
Green chilies – 6 nos (small)  
Garlic – 6-7 nos (chopped)  
Tamarind – lemon size (soaked in water & extracted) Garnishing: coriander leaves - 1/4 cup (chopped)
Method:

• Dry roast the fenugreek seeds,dry coconut,sesame seeds, groundnuts, till the raw flavor goes off and grind it into paste by adding little amount of water and keep it aside.
• Ground the ingredients onion, tomato, garlic and keep aside.
• Keep the pan on low flame, add 2 tablespoon of oil and start to tempering with mustard, cumin seeds and curry leaves.
• After that add finely chopped onions, garlic, green chilies & sauté it for 2- 3 minutes.
• And then add all the spices like turmeric, red chili, coriander powder and sauté until the raw flavor goes off.
• Now add the grounded onion, tomato & garlic paste, tamarind extract, dry roasted paste and add enough water to boil it for 15 more minutes on high flame till the raw smell goes off.
• After that add washed & marinated fish , cover with lid and cook it for 10 more minutes and switched off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander, mint and curry leaves.
• Serve it hot and enjoy!!!

Hints: To get rid of fishy smell wash the fish in the fresh cold water and add some turmeric powder and keep it in fridge for 5 minutes, before cooking by using tissue paper remove the moisture from the fish, and add little oil to the pan to fry the fish for a minute and remove the skin (depends on the type of the fish).