Kottayam style meen mulakittathu !

Kottayam style fish curry,This is my mother’s recipe,This fish curry can be left outside for 1-2 days and tastes better the next day.  Those of you who have never had success with a fish curry will find this recipe really useful. Do try it out sometime and tell me how you liked it. 

Ingredients

• 1/2kg fish
• 1/4cup chopped Shallots
• 6-7 cloves Garlic sliced
• 1" inch Ginger
• 2no slit length wise Green chilly
• 2-2.5 tbspn Kashmiri chilly powder
• 1.5 tbspn Coriander powder
• 1/2tespn Turmeric powder
• 2 piece Kudampuli/Gambooge
• 1 handful Curry leaves
• 1/2tespn Fennugreek seed
• needed Salt
• needed Cocnut oil
• 1 big Tomato

Cooking Directions

1. Clean and cut the fish into medium pieces.
2. Wash and clean the kudampuli. Soak Kudampuli in a cup of water and set aside.
3. Roast Chilly powder,Coriander powder & turmeric powder few mins,dnt make it burn,
4. grind it to paste by adding enough water & keep it aside
5. Heat oil in a pan(Preferably mud pot) add fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and fry it for 30 seconds.
6. Add small onions,sliced ginger and garlic and saute for 3-4 minutes.
7. Add masala paste and saute it for 2 minutes.
8. then add tomato pieces and cook till it smashed
9. Add the soaked kudampuli along with water, and 1.5 to 2cup of water ( only if you want more gravy) to the pan and combine well.
10. Add salt to taste. Stir in the fish pieces, combine well and cook it covered for 10-15 minutes.
11. Uncover it,add a few more curry leaves,sprinkle a tspn of oil and simmer uncovered for another 3-4 minutes.

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