Chettinad Style Fish Curry / Chettinad Fish Curry Recipe

Preparation Time -  45 minutes 
Cooking  Time -  20 minutes 
Serve - 3

Ingredients :


1. Fish ( Aar )  - 4 steaks
2. Shallots - 15 ( peel  the shallots and cut into thin slices ) 
3. Kashmiri dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
4. Grated  Coconut  - 2 table spoon
5. Tamarind Water - 1/4 cup
6. Whole cumin seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
7. Whole mustard seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
8. Whole red chili - 4
9. Kashmiri dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon
10. Dry red chili powder As required
11. Cumin powder - 1 table spoon
12. Coriander powder - 1 table spoon
13. Ripe Tomatoes - 1 ( cut into finely chopped )
14. Curry leaves - 1 spring
15. Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tea spoon
16. Dry red chili Powder - 1 table spoon
17. Garlic Paste - 2 table spoon
18. Oil As required
19. Salt To Taste
20. Turmeric Powder as required

Methods :

1. Wash and clean the fish . Marinate fish with  salt , turmeric powder and dry red chili powder . Marination for about 30 minutes .

2.  Put  kashmiri dry red chili powder , grated coconut , coriander powder , dry red chili powder , cumin powder  and few drops of water into a  blender and grind together  . Make a fine  paste from masala  .  Keep a side . 

3. Heat oil in a wok . When oil is hot . Now add 1/2 tea spoon of  mustard seeds , 1/4 tea spoon of fenugreek seeds ,  whole dry red chili  , and  curry leaves . Stir for few seconds on high flame .

4.  Now add thin slices  shallots into wok . Saute and fry  till  golden brown .

5. Next  add  finely chopped tomatoes into  wok . Saute until  tomatoes pieces are mushy.

6.  Now add a pinch of  turmeric powder , salt to taste , and mix well .

7. Pour  grounded  masala paste and saute till  oil starts to separates from the sides of wok .

8.  Pour 1/4 cup of tamarind water and pour 2 cups of water  and bring it to a boil . Now add marinated fish  and mix well . Cook for 10 minutes . Cover and close lid on medium flame .

9. After 10 minutes , open the cover of wok and gravy is done .

10. Switch off the flame .

11. Pour the fish curry into a serving bowl .

12. You can serve  along  with rice .

Happy Cooking ,

With Love  ,

Paramita's Kitchen .