Fish Curry
The beauty of a recipe lies in its simplicity . I love this simple fish curry recipe because it uses just eight simple ingredients and takes not more than twenty minutes to prepare and yet tastes delicious. It is not an exotic curry but I am sure many of you would love it.
I use the small pieces of king fish for this curry ,since the larger pieces can be used for the fish fritters or fish pakoras.The curry is thin but the flavours are amazing.
Ingredients
1. 400 grams small pieces of king fish
2. One medium onion
3. ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
4. 10 curry leaves ( approx.)
5. ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
6. 1 level teaspoon red chilly powder or according to your taste
7. 4 tablespoons coconut oil
8. 2 flakes kokum
9. Salt to taste
Method
1. Take oil in a pan and when it is warm add the mustard seeds.
2. When they start to splutter then add the curry leaves followed by finely chopped onion.
3. Stir the onions on medium flame till they turn pink.
4. Dissolve the turmeric and red chilly powder in about ¼ cup of warm water and pour the mixture into the pan and stir till the mixture leaves oil.
5. Break the kokum into half and soak them in half a cup of water.
6. Add the fish pieces and just about enough water to cover them.
7. Add the kokum pieces into the pan and discard the water in which you had soaked them.
8. Boil for about 10 minutes or till the fish is done.
9. Serve hot with steaming hot rice.
What is kokum...can we replace it with tamarind?
ReplyDeleteHi! Garcinai indica or Kokum is a fruit bearing tree that has culinary , pharmaceutical and industrial uses.
ReplyDeleteThe outer cover of the fruit is dried in the sun to get kokum. It is used as a slightly sour spice in some recipes. It is a preferred substitue for tamarind in curries from the konkan region of India as well as the states of Gujrat and south India.
And since it plays a major role in enhancing the flavours of the recipe , I would suggest that you do not replace it with tamarind. It has a long shelf life so if you buy a small packet and keep it in a glass jar it would stay for months together without getting spoilt.