Ingredients

• King fish - 1 kg
• Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek - 1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Red onions - 4
• Garlic - 3
• Ginger - 4 pieces
• Coconut oil - 1/4 cup
• Curry leaves - 10 sprigs
• Salt as required
• Split green chillies - 6
• Water - 3 cups
• Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
• Oil

How to Make Peppered Kerala Fish Curry

• In a frying pan, heat about a 1/4 cup coconut oil or vegetable oil.
• Splutter a few mustard seeds in this oil.
• Now add the chopped onions, few curry leaves and split green chillies and stir fry.
• To this, add a mix of turmeric, chilli powder, water and cook.
• When the oil begins to separate add the remaining spices, tamarind paste and sufficient water to make a gravy.
• When gravy thickens, set aside.
• In a separate frying pan, prepare a bed of curry leaves.
• Arrange the pieces of fish on this bed.
• Pour the prepared gravy over this.
• The pieces of fish should be completely covered.
• Add the remaining curry leaves and tamarind, cover with a lid and cook on a low flame.
• Do not stir.
• When the fish is thoroughly cooked, take off heat.
• Serve hot with rice.