Red Fish Curry

 

Red Fish Curry is a tasty dish that is had universally by people around the world , irrespective of their race or religion . It takes around an hour for the preparation and cooking of this dish. It is usually had with rice and tastes good with Kachumber (mixture of chopped onions , cucumbers ,tomatoes , corriander etc). If you are a vegetarian , you can add Potatoes instead of fish. Now , let us have a look at it's recipe !

Ingredients (4 Servings) :

• Coconut - 1/2
• Onions - 3
• Tomatoes - 2
• Kashmiri Chillies - 6 
• Green Chillies - 2
• Garlic - 7-8 cloves
• Ginger Paste - 1 Tbsp
• White Til Seeds - 1 Tbsp
• Poppy Seeds (Khus-Khus) - 1 Tbsp
• Roasted Peanuts - 1 Fistful
• Desiccated Coconut (Khaman) - 1 Tbsp
• Coconut oil - 5-6 Tbsp
• Whole Garam Masalas - Cinamon stick (2 inches) , Green cardamom (3) , Clove (5-6) , Black pepper (7-8)
• Fish - 250 g
• Gram Flour (Besan) - 3-4 Tbsp
• Curry leaves - 3-4 Stems
• Powdered spices - Kashmiri Chilli powder (1 Tsp) , Tumeric Powder (1/2 Tsp) , Dhaanajeera Powder (1 Tbsp) 
• Sugar - 1 Tbsp
• Salt to taste 
• Cumin Seeds - 1 Tbsp
• Tamarind - 1 piece (3 inches)

Method :

• Heat coconut oil in a utensil and add the whole garam masalas , til seeds , poppy seeds , peanuts , Kashmiri Chillies , green chillies , tamarind , garlic , ginger paste , cumin seeds , sliced onions , sliced tomatoes , desiccated coconut , coconut to it and fry till the onions and tomatoes and 3/4th cooked.
• Let it cool and add it to a mixer and grind it to a smooth paste.
• Marinate the Fish with Kashmiri Chilli Powder , Tumeric Powder , Dhaanajeera Powder and Salt.
• Let it rest for around half and hour.
• In the meantime , add some more coconut oil to the utensil and heat it.
• After it is reasonably hot , add the curry leaves and gram flour , and fry on low flame till the gram flour turns golden-brown.
• Add the ground paste to it and cook it on low flame , stirring it continuously for 15 minutes.
• Add an appropraite amount of water to get it to the correct consistency and boil it on medium flame.
• Once it begins to boil , add the marinated fish and cook it for 10-15 minutes , till the fish is cooked.