Hi, this is Smita Deo and welcome to Get Curried.
Today, let's see how to make a simple home style 'Masala Fish Curry'.
For that, I have a medium size Pomfret which I've sliced.
And, we're going to apply some Salt.
1 tsp of Chilli Powder.
1/2 a tsp of Turmeric Powder.
Just going to mix this.
I am going to apply this to the fish pieces.
Once you've applied the Chilli Powder, Turmeric Powder in the salt,
You can just keep this fish aside for further use.
Now, we're going to roast a few spices here.
I'm going to roast 5 Red Chillies.
You can use Badgi, you can use Kashmiri or any chillies that is locally available.
A tsp of Cumin Seeds.
Let's roast this for a few minutes, till the chillies become nice and crisp.
Here I'm adding, 4 large cloves of Garlic.
And 3 Green Chillies.
And I'm going to roast this as well.
So we basically roasted all these ingredients for a minute or two.
Now I'm going to shut the flame, wait for this to cool,
And grind it to a nice fine paste.
This mixture has cooled down.
We're going to simply grind this to a fine paste.
Going to add a very little water to this.
Got a lovely paste of the roasted ingredients.
Let's remove it in a bowl.
Now, let's simply fry the fish and oil for about 1 or 2 minutes on either side.
So the oil is hot, I haven't used much oil,
But just quarter cup of oil to fry all the slices.
The flame is on a medium.
And after a minute, we're just going to flip the fish pieces. over.
Fish usually does not take too long to cook.
These slice are done, let's remove them in a plate.
Let's fry the remaining slices.
The fish is fried and ready.
Now, let's move on to the curry.
For the curry, I'm going to grind 2 medium Onions.
I'm going to grind it to a fine paste without using water.
Perfect.
Now, let's heat oil in a Kadhai,
I'm going to heat about 2 tbsp Of Oil.
The Oil is quiet hot, I'm going to add the ground Onions to this.
And, we're going to fry this Onion paste till its nice and brown in colour.
The onion paste has brown quiet well.
I'm going to add the masala that we had ground some time back,
Which is the cumin seeds, the red chillies, the garlic and the green chillies.
And we're going to just sauté this masala, till it leaves a little bit of fat.
The oil has separated while frying the masala.
I'm going to add 1/2 a tsp of Kasuri Methi Powder.
A sprig of Curry Leaves.
A tsp of thick Tamarind Paste.
Mix this well.
And I'm going to add a cup of thick Coconut Milk to this.
Reduce the flame to a medium low.
Mix this well.
After adding the milk, the curry has got a beautiful colour.
Now I'm going to add 250 ml of water to this.
Mix it well.
Let's add some Salt.
Remember, we've already added the Salt while we were frying the fish.
Just add enough to get the flavours out of the gravy.
Just stir this well and let the curry come to a boil.
The curry has come to a boil.
Let's add the slices of fish that we've fried.
Do not stir the curry, once you've added the fish.
And now let the fish cook for at least 2 to 3 minutes in this curry,
And your curry is ready to be served.
We had kept the fish and the gravy to cook for almost 3 to 4 minutes,
Let's shut the flame and remove the curry in a serving bowl.
You can serve this fish curry with hot steamed rice,
Or with a Neer Dosa or Appams.
Anything of your choice.
It's a very simple recipe, do try it and let me know,
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