Keralite Syrian Fish Curry

Keralite Syrian Fish Curry

Ingredients

500 gm dried fish, cleaned
1 coconut
3 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp pepper
8 small sambhar onions, peeled
4 red chillies
5 flakes garlic
1 cup sliced onions
2 ginger, grated
5 green chillies, chopped
2 tsp vinegar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp coconut oil

For the seasoning

2 tsp curry leaves
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 fenugreek seeds

For the garnishing

2 tsp grated and roasted coconut
2 tsp coriander leaves, chopped

Method

1. Grate the coconut and prepare two extract with the coconut, the first with 1 cup of warm water and the second with 2 cup of warm water.

2. Roast the coriander seeds, red chillies and pepper.

3. Grind the roasted ingredients with the onion and the garlic to a fine paste.

4. Heat oil and saute the seasoning ingredients and chopped ginger, green chillies and the sliced onions for a minute.

5. Add the dried fish, vinegar , salt, ground paste along with the second coconut extract. Mix the contents thoroughly and cook till the fish is tender and the gravy is thick.

6. Add the dried extract and cook for five minutes.Remove it from the fire and transfer the contents to a serving dish.

7. Garnish it with roasted coconut and the chopped coriander leaves.

8. Serve hot with rice.