TANGY FISH CURRY (FISH COOKED WITH TAMARIND

Serves 6 Preparation Time 45 minutes

1 kg good fleshy fish cut into slices
½ cup thick tamarind juice extracted from a lime size ball of tamarind
2 big onions chopped finely
2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
½ cup ground coconut or 1 cup of coconut milk
3 teaspoons chilly powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
2 teaspoons coriander powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons oil

Wash the fish well and fry it lightly to make it firm. Heat the oil in a shallow vessel and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste, chilly powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and a little water and fry well for some time. Add the coconut, salt, tamarind juice and some more water and bring to boil. Add the fish and cook for about 6 to 7 minutes till the fish is cooked. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and slit green chilies