Meen Kozhambu

Ingredients

• 800 gms kingfish
• 50 ml coconut oil
• 2 gms mustard seeds freshly grounded
• 4 nos dry red chilli
• 25 sprigs curry leaves
• 4 green chilli slit
• 50 gms ginger garlic paste freshly prepared
• 50 ml coconut milk (fresh)
• 25 gms red chilli powder freshly grounded
• 25 gms coriander powder freshly grounded
• 5 gms turmeric powder
• 25 gms shallots sliced
• 4 large tomatoes chopped
• 25 gms tamarind pulp fresh
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Heat coconut oil and add mustard seeds till it crackles.
2. Add fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli, curry leaves and shallots and cook till brown.
3. Add ginger garlic paste, tomatoes, red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and cook till tomatoes are soft.
4. Add tamarind pulp and fish and simmer till fish is cooked. Adjust seasonings and finish with coconut milk.
5. Serve with coconut rice or lemon rice