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!!!
