Fish Curry !!

Spicy..Tangy…South Indian Style Fish curry….during winter time…simply….delicious !!!
Usually, I buy Red Snapper or Bass for gravy recipes & and Tilapia fillets for fry…This time I got Salmon Steaks….must say..It is worth 'the try'…

Fish pulusu

Ingredients:

Salmon Steaks - 2 (Large Steaks)
Red Chilli Powder - 2 table spoons
Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon
Whole Black pepper - 1/2 tea spoon
Grated Coconut - 2 to 3 table spoons
White Poppy seeds / gasagasalu - 1 tea spoon
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
Tamarind extract - 1 to 2 table spoons
Chopped Tomato - 1/2 cup
Chopped Onions - 1/2 cup
Green chilli - 2
Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 table spoon
Curry Leaves - 4
Saunf / Fennel seeds - 1/4 tea spoon
Water - 2 to 3 cups
Oil - 2 table spoons
Salt As Per the taste

Preparation:

- Wash the fish steaks thoroughly in the running water and make sure no scales & apply little turmeric & salt and keep them aside.

Andhra Fish curry

- Grind all the masala ingredients into fine paste : coconut, poppy seeds, whole black pepper, red chili powder, cumin seeds, ginger-garlic paste and keep it aside.

South Indian fish curry

- Heat the oil in the pan and add chopped onions, fry until onion turns translucent & then add fenugreek powder.

fish pulusu

- Add the chopped tomatoes and let them cook for some time.

Andhra Fish curry

- Once the seasoning is cooked enough, add the ground masala paste, tamarind extract & curry leaves, turmeric powder, salt, slitted green chilli to the gravy and mix well.

- Add some water as per the thickness of the gravy you wish to,  let the gravy be cooked under medium heat and bring it to boil.

South Indian fish pulusu

- Once the gravy comes to boil slowly add the fish steaks to the gravy,

- Add some water, so that gravy won't be dried up and add the saunf / fennel seeds to the gravy and cook under low to medium heat.

Chepala pulusu

- Gently stir the gravy so that fish steaks are covered evenly with the gravy.

Fish curry

Fish, hardly takes 5 minutes to be cooked…

Once, done turn off the heat and let the curry come to the room temperature & Fish Pulusu curry is ready !!!