FISH CURRY(മീന്‍ കറി)

::Ingredients::
Fish- 250 grams
Chilly powder - 1 table spoon
Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek (powdered) - 1/4 teaspoon
Fish tamarind - 3 piece
Green chillies (chopped) - 5 nos
Coconut oil - 3 tablespoon
Mustard seeds - to taste
Button onions - as required
Curry leaves - as required
Salt - to taste

To prepare
The fish is cleaned and cut to fairly large pieces. The pan is heated , the mustard seeds are tempered in the coconut oil after which the ginger, green chillies and curry leaves are added. When it is sauted well, the ingredients 2, 3, 4, 5 are added, sauted well and then to this enough water, salt and tamarind are mixed well. The vessel is now closed till the mix boils. When the gravy concentrates to required consistency the fish pieces are added and cooked.

Meen peera (Fish with grated coconut) മീന്‍ പീര

Ingredients
01. 1/2 kg fish fillets or any small fish
02. 2 cups coconut, grated
03. 1onions
04. 1/2” ginger
05. 4-7 green chillies,
06. 8 garlic cloves
07. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
08. 5 curry leaves
09. Salt to taste
10. 3 fish tamarind
11. 1 cup water
12. 2 tsp coconut oil

::Preparation ::
1. Clean fish well in salted water.
2. Crush coconut, onions, ginger, chillies and garlic under a grinding stone. Add the turmeric powder.
3. Mix in the raw fish with the crushed ingredients, curry leaves and salt to taste.
4. Put the mixture in a pan or an earthenware vessel, add the cocum and one cup water to cook the fish.
5. Bring to boil, lower the heat and allow the mixture to dry out, taking care to see that the curry does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
6. Lace with coconut oil and serve hot