Special Fish Curry.
Ingredients:
Fish fillets or cubes 500gm
Coriander seeds- paste 60gm/4tbs
Fenugreek 5gm/1tsp
Cumin 5gm/2 ½ tsp
Tamarind – black 100gm
Almond-blanched &ground to paste 175gm/1 ¼ cup
Green chilli slit 12 nos
Ginger julienne (2’’ root size) 25gm
Onion sliced 250gm/ 2 ¼ cup
Oil 90ml / 6tbs
Mustard seeds 10gm/ 1 ½ tbs
Curry leaves 20nos
Turmeric Powder 5gm/2 ½ tsp
Aniseed Powder 5gm/ 2 ½ tsp
Cinnamon Powder 5gm/ 2 ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Crushed Peppercorn 15gm/1 ¼ tbs
Water 1 1/2lt/ 6 cups
Method:
Soak tamarind in 2 cups of water for 1 hr.
Make extract and strain
Heat oil and add Mustard, cumin, fenugreek and curry leaves
When mustard and cumin splutter, toss in the green chillies, ginger and onion slices. Sauté till onions become translucent
Put in the turmeric powder, coriander paste & tamarind extract. Bring to ball
Simmer for 5-6 mins. Add 4 more cups of water
Bring to boil again and mix in the almond paste
Add salt
Bring to boil and simmer till the gravy thickness
Check seasoning
Drop in the fish and simmer till done
Add the aniseed, cinnamon powder and finely crushed peppercorns
Mix well. Cover and remove from fire
Serve after 15 mins
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