Kerala Fish Curry (With Coconut)

 Here's My recipe for Kerala style Fish Curry using coconut .King Fish, black or white Pomfret , Anchovies (Chazhai Meen), butterfish etc.

Ingredients:

 (Recipe for 7 , 1 inch piece fish)

Fish – cut into medium pieces 

Red onion – 1 roughly chopped

Green chili – 3 slit lengthwise

ginger – 1 inch chopped

raw mango – 1 sliced thin

red chili powder - 1 1/4 tbsp (this can be varied as per individual taste)

turmeric powder - 1 tsp

coriander powder - 1 tbsp                                                                                              
Pepper Corn (whole Pepper) -1 tsp

coconut milk – 1 cup thick milk                                                                                         
Salt - to taste

Tamarind -1 small size ball

For Tempering:

coconut oil - 2 tbsp
shallots – 4/5 sliced thin
curry leaf -2 sprig fresh leaves                                                                                         

Mustard seed - 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. In a meen chatti or cookingpan, mix all the ingredients , except the thick coconut milk , mango and fish. 
2. Add some salt to taste. Add water and 1/4 cup of tamarind extract, continue boil for another 5 -7 minutes
3. when the water has reduced atleast to half.
4. Now add the coconut milk and let it boil again for 5 minutes. 
5. Add Fish and mangoes .close the lid and keep them boil for 3 mins in low flame .
6. Switch off the flame. 
7. In small pan prepare for tempering , Heat the coconut oil ,add mustuard seeds let it splutter .
8. Add the shallots. Fry for 2 minutes. As it begins to turn golden brown add the curry leaves. Fry for few seconds.
9. Pour this tempering over the fish curry and cover the pan.