Kerela Fish Curry

Just wanted to share my version of "Kerela Fish Curry " with all...
In this fish curry i used Seer fish. You can try with any fish of your choice. Because this Kerela style curry tastes good with all type of fish..

Kerela Fish Curry

Kerela Fish Curry

Ingredients

• Fish - 1/2kg
• Big onions - 2 nos
• Ginger - 1inch sliced thin
• Green Chillies - 4 to 5
• Kodampuli - 3 to 4 washed and soaked in warm water.
• Curry Leafs
• Kashmiri Red chillie powder - 1 tsp.
• Turmeric Powder - 1 pinch.
• Fenugreek - 1/4 tsp(Methi Seeds)
• Coconut oil - 3 tsp

Method

• Take a heavy bottomed pan ( I used a mud pot or chati which is the traditional way of making fish curry in kerela and it tastes good) add 2tsp of oil.
• Once the oil is hot add fenugreek or methi seeds, fry in medium flame for few secs then add onions fry until it becomes transparent.
• Then add green chillies, ginger and curry leafs and saute them for 3mins.



Sauting onion, ginger, chilles and curry leafs..

• Add the Kashmiri chillie powder, turmeric and kodam puli, fry until the raw smell of chillie powder goes. Add water and let it cook until the oil seperates and it boils.





After adding water and oil seperating



• Now add the fish, lower the heat and let it cook until the gravy thickens and fish cooks completely( the gravy should not be too thick as kerela fish curry is lilltle watery).
• Finally garnish with remaining curry leafs and switch off the heat.
• Add 1tsp of cocunut oil into the curry and take off from stove.
• Serve hot with rice.