Fish Curry – Spicy Andhra Style

Fresh cat fish will be best for making this dish.

Ingredients

1. Fish -- 1 lb cut in thin slices
2. Onions -- 2 no

3. Green Chilies -- 4 no

4. Curry Leaves -- 7

5. Red Chili Powder -- 2 teaspoons

6. Turmeric Powder -- 1/2 teaspoon

7. Tamarind -- Lemon size ball soaked in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes

8. Salt to taste

9. Masala Paste – 1 ½ tablespoon

10. Oil 1/2 cup as non-vegetarian curries taste good with sufficient oil

11. Cilantro---2strings

Method of preparation

1. First, clean the fish with 2 teaspoons of salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder and a table spoon curd.

2. Now take a cooking pot and put the clean fish pieces in it and add ½ cup oil, chopped green chilies, onions, curry leaves, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, 2 teaspoons red chili powder and salt to taste.

3. Extract the pulp from the soaked tamarind and add it to the fish in the cooking pot. You can add little more water to extract the pulp completely.

4. Place cooking pot on the stove on a medium flame and allow it to cook till half way.

5. When it is half way done and boiling add 1 and ½ tablespoons of masala paste and let the gravy thicken and turn the stove off.

6. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with rice.