Ingredients:Onion - 1 1/2
Small onion - 15
Garlic - 15
Tomato - 1 1/2
Green Chilly - 1
Vanjiram fish - 500 g
Tamrind - Lemon size
Coriander powder - 2 tbsp
Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
Sambar thool - 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/8 tsp
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Salt, Gingley Oil, Water - As reqd
Method:
- Wash and clean the fish pieces and set aside.
- Soak tamrind in water and set aside.
- Blend big onion and cumin seeds coarsely and set aside.
- Blend tomatoes coarsely and set aside.
- Heat oil in pan and add in mustard seeds.
- Cook in low flame.
- Add in fenugreek seeds and saute.
- Add in crushed garlic and fine chopped small onion.
- Saute in low flame.
- Now add in coarsely blended onion and cumin seeds and saute.
- Add in tomatoes and mix well.
- Tomatoes should turn mushy.
- Now strain the tamrind water.
- To this add in corinader powder and chilly powder and mix well.
- Add in curry leaves and mix it.
- Add this to kadai and mix well.
- Add in salt and mix it.
- Add water, if the gravy is too thick.
- Add in little sambar thool and mix it.
- Add in 1 green chilly and mix it.
- Once the desired consistency is achieved, takes app 7-9 mins.
- Add in washed and cleaned fish pieces.
- Fish will also leave water, so adjust consistency acc.
- Give a gentle mix and cook for 5-8 mins in low flame.
- Add in fresh curry leaves and serve hot with rice.