Fish kuzhambu (Meen kuzhambu)

Fish kuzhambu is my all time favourite dish.  I like to have this with rice and rotis, sometimes with ragi kali too.  Any kind of kuzhambu variety fish can be used for this dish.  Especially sankara meen is the ideal match for this kuzhambu.  I make this a day before I serve, it taste yum :)

Ingredients :

1. Fish - 1/2 kg
2. Tamarind - golf ball sized
3. Water - 2 cups
4. Oil - 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp
5. Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
6. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
7. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
8. Curry leaves - 1 tbsp
9. Vadagam - 1 tbsp
10. Garlic - 3 pods
11. Onion - 2 nos (small sized)
12. Tomato - 1 big sized (riped)
13. Chilly powder - 2 tsp
14. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
15. Jaggery - 1/8 tsp (or sugar)
16. Salt to taste
17. Corriander leaves for garnishing

Directions to cook :

#   Clean the fish & set aside.  Dissolve the tamarind in the water & extract the juice. Keep aside.

#   Heat oil in the pan, add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds,cumin seeds, smashed garlic pods & curry leaves.

#   Add finely chopped onions & saute for 5 mins.

#   Add finely chopped tomatoes & saute for 5 mins.

#   Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt to taste & tamarind water.

#   Cook till the gravy becomes thick in consistency.  Finally add the fish and jaggery.  Cook for 4 min or till done.

#   Heat 1 tsp of oil in the seperate pan, add vadagam and pour it to the above kuzhambu (After switching off the flame)

Garnish with corriander leaves.