Kolhapuri Fish Curry

This is a popular fish curry from Indian state of Maharashtra.  I have made a change by adding cream at the end.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Fish -500 gm (seer fish) cut into slices

Turmeric - 1 tsp

Curds - 3 tbsp

Red chilli powder -1 tbsp

Garlic paste - 1/2 tbsp

Lime juice - 1/2 tbsp

Sal t- to taste

Oil - 2 tbsp

Bay leaf - 1

Broken cinnamon -1/2 tbsp

Cloves - 4

Black peppercorns -1/2 tbsp

Onions - 2, roughly chopped

Grated coconut - 2 tbsp

Tomato - 2, roughly chopped

Oil -1 tbsp

Cream - 2 tbsp, thick

Coriander leaves  -1-2 tbsp, chopped

Method:

1. In a flat bowl, mix together curds,turmeric, red chilli powder, lime juice, garlic paste and salt. Mix it well. Now marinate the fish slices with this marinade. Leave it aside to marinate for 30 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a vessel, add the broken cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, bayleaf and onions. Saute till the onions turn translucent. Take it off from heat. Keep aside to cool. Blend this masala in a blender to a smooth paste.

3. Heat oil in a pan. Shallow fry all the pieces of fish.

4. Heat the shallow fried  fish oil in an earthen vessel .Add the masala paste and stir well for a minute. Slowly add the shallow fried fish pieces. Simmer and cook till the fish is done.

5. Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice or chapatis.