Welcome to Royal Dhakshin :)
Today we are going to make chettinadu style fish gravy with silver trevally
First step is the fresh masala preparation
Add oil to a heated pan ,once the oil is heated add small onions to it and saute well
Add a few cloves of garlic and saute well
add chopped tomatoes and saute till the tomato melts to a gravy consistency
Add in red chilli powder, the spicier the gravy is the tastier it is :)
Add in coriander powder , turmeric powder, salt
add whole pepper and cumin seeds
let all the spice powders cook in the gravy till the raw smell goes
Add a few curry leaves
add some freshly grated coconut
saute for a while...
Add a big lemon sized tamarind to the mixture and cook for a few minutes
the sour flavor of tamarind will take off the smell of the fish and the gives gravy a wonderful taste
Once the mixture is cooked well, let it completely cool..
Cut and clean the fish to marinate..
Add Lemon juice, turmeric powder and rock salt to marinate the fish and to get rid of the raw fish smell...
Now grind the cooled spice mixture to a smooth paste in a traditional stone grinder..
Can be ground in modern blender as well ..
Transfer the ground paste and rinsed water to another bowl..
Rinsed water gives , extra taste and consistency to the gravy
Now to make the gravy
Add gingelly oil , to a heated pan
Once the oil is heated , add musturd seeds,dry chillies ,fenugreek seeds and curry leaves for tempering
Add in chopped small onions, garlic , ginger and saute well
Now add in the ground masala mixture
Add salt to taste
Just bring the gravy to boil ..
Then add the marinated fish
and cook , just for a few minutes (say 4-5 minutes)
Do not over still the gravy , as it may break the fish ..
Finish it with some fresh curry leaves.
Yummy Chettinadu style fish gravy is ready ,enjoy it with hot steamed rice..
or with idly , dosa
Like and Share ..
Subscribe to our channel..