Ingredients

• Surmai (king fish) 12 darnes
• • Scraped coconut 1 cup
• • Onion 1 medium
• • Ginger 1 inch piece
• • Garlic 3 cloves
• • Oil 4 tablespoons
• • Black peppercorns 8-10
• • Dried red chillies 6
• • Salt to taste
• • Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
• • Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
• • Tamarind pulp 1 tablespoon
• • Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
• • Curry leaves 10-12

Directions

1. Chop onion, ginger and garlic.

2. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a non-stick pan, add onion, ginger and garlic and sauté lightly. Add black peppercorns, 4 dried red chillies and coconut. Sauté lightly.

3. Set aside to cool. Heat 2 cups water in another non-stick pan.

4. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, tamarind pulp and mix.

5. Let it simmer. कोकोनट फिश करीGrind the sautéed ingredients with a little water to a fine paste. Put the fish pieces in the spiced water and let it cook.

6. Add ground paste and cook till fish is done. Remove the fish pieces and place in a bowl.

7. Strain the gravy, pressing the masala to extract maximum flavour.

8. Pour gravy over the fish pieces. Heat remaining oil in a non-stick pan. Add mustard seeds, remaining red chillies and curry leaves.

9. When the seeds splutter pour this tempering over the fish and serve hot with steamed rice.

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