South Indian Fish Curry With Roasted Coconut

Ingredients - 1

1. Coconut (grated) - 1/4 cup 
2. Pearl Onions - 4-5
3. Garlic Cloves - 3 
4. Curry leaves - 4 leaves 
5. Red chilly - 3 
6. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp 

Ingredients - 2

1. Fish fillets -2 (cut into pieces)
2. Tomato - 1 (diced or crushed) 
3. Tamarind juice - ¼ cup 
4. Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp 
5. Chilly powder - 1 tsp 
6. Coriander powder- 1 tbsp 
7. Curry leaves - 4 
8. Green chilly - 1 
9. Mustard - ¼ tsp 
10. Oil - 2 tbsp 
11. Fenugreek Seeds - ¼ tsp 
12. Asafoetida powder - ¼ tsp 
13. Salt - to taste
14. Cilantro /Coriander leaves - for garnish
15. Optional (Split drumstick or pieces of raw mango can be added along with fish fillets)

Method

1. Take a skillet and heat some oil in it. Now fry all the ingredients from batch-1.
2. Once the aroma starts coming, remove it from fire and let it cool. After it cools, grind everything together with some water to form a very fine paste and keep aside. 
3. Now take a clay pot or deep vessel, heat some oil, splutter mustard, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves. 
4. Now add the tamarind juice,chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, tomatoes, salt, asafoetida powder along with the ground masala and bring it to a boil.
5. Add the fish fillets, cover and cook for 10 minutes on low-medium flame. The fish fillets are cooked when they become opaque and soft.
6. Garnish with fresh curry leaves, cilantro and split green chilly and serve hot.