Manchatti Paara Meen Kuzhambu

Ingredients:
Paara Meen - 300 g
Small onion - 15-20 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1 (fine chop)
Garlic - 6-7(crushed)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green Chilly - 2 (slit, remove seeds)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Tamrind water - 2 cups (Soak lemon size tamrind in water)
Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
Salt, Oil, Water - As reqd

Method:

• Heat gingely oil in a pan and add in mustard seeds.
• Once it splutters add in cumins seeds.
• Add in fenugreeek seeds and saute.
• Add in few curry leaves.
• Add in fine chopped onion and saute well.
• Once color changes to slighlty brown, add in green chilly.
• Saute well.
• Add in crushed garlic and saute well.
• Add in fine chopped tomatoes and cook in low flame.
• Cook till tomato turns mushy.
• Now add in spice powder and salt and mix well.
• Now strain and add the tamrind water and mix well.
• Let it boil for 8-10 mins.
• Now add in the cleaned fish pieces and mix gently.
• Cover and cook in low flame for 6-8 mins.
• Add in fresh curry leaves and mix up.
• Serve hot with rice.