Traditional Kerala style Fish curry

Ingredients

Fish ( any fish cleaned and cut)

Onion:1

Tomato:2

Garlic: 10 pods

Ginger: 1 inch

Tamarind juice: 1 small bowl

Red chilly powder: 2 tsp

Turmeric powder: 1/2th tsp

Salt to taste: to taste

Oil: to garnish

Curry leaves: 1 stem.

Preparation:

Marinate cleaned and cut fish with 1 tsp red chilly powder and 1/4th tsp turmeric powder along with a little salt. Keep it for 1/2 an hour. While doing so, slice onion into thin slices and dice tomato in to cubes. In an earth vessel( vessels made of clay, preferably, otherwise a kadai or a deep vessel can be opted) place in onion, tomato, chopped ginger and crushed( make sure not chopped) garlic. With hand mix in quite well so that their essence mix in quite well. After a minute of doing so, add turmeric and chilly powders along with salt and tamarind juice.If you cant find tamarind then can use 1 lemon juice. Mix well and place the vessel on the medium flame. After 5 minutes, Add fish and reduce the flame to minimum. Cover with lid and allow the fish to cook, then when the fish is done, open the lid and allow excess water to evaporate. when the right consistency is attained pour in 1 tblsp of coconut oil and 1 stem of curry leaves. immediately cover with lid till it is served.

Best with rice.