Meen Kuzhambu (Fish Gravy)

Ingredients

• Fish – 6 pieces
• Onion – 3 (big)
• Tomato – 3 (chopped nicely)
• Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Tamarind – lemon size
• Pepper corns – 1 tsp
• Garlic – 8 cloves
• Oil – 4 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder – 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Coriander leaves – few
• Salt – as required

Method

• Take half of the onions, tomato, cumin seeds, pepper corns, garlic and grate nicely in the grinder.
• Soak the tamarind in hot water.
• In a kadai, add oil, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and fry well.
• When the seeds splutter add the remaining onion, garlic and cook for 3 mts.
• Add the remainingTomato to it and saute well.
• Now add the tamarind water to it and allow it to boil.
• Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and allow to boil again.
• While it is boiling, add the grinded mixture to it and boil again.
• Add the fish pieces and add the curry leaves and coriander leaves and allow to boil again for 10 mts.
• Serve hot for rice.