Varutharacha Meen Curry/Varutharacha Fish Curry

You can try this recipe with any fish. I used small mullet fish.

Ingredients:

Fish	1/2 kg
Grated coconut	1/2 cup
Dry red chilly	5
Small onion	4(skin peeled)
Coriander powder	1/2 tspoon
Tamarind	1 small lemon size(soak in water and extract the juice)
Salt	to taste
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Oil	2 tspoon

Preparation:

(1) Wash and clean the fish. Take a vessel(or clay pot if you have). Add water, tamarind juice and salt. Water level should stand around or above the level of fish. Close the vessel with a lid and boil till it is completely cooked( mullet will get cook in 10 to 15 minutes). Keep it aside. 

(2) Mean while heat oil in a pan. Add grated coconut. Stir it for one minute. Now add red chilly and onion to it. Keep on stirring till the color changes brownish. Now add curry leaves and stir well. Finally add coriander powder. Stir for two to three seconds and switch off the flame(reduce flame to low in the final stage to avoid burning of any ingredients). Allow it to cool

(3) Once it is cooled grind the mixture in a mixer by adding less than 1/4 cup water. Make a fine paste.

(4) Add the grounded paste to the cooked fish. Adjust the gravy level by adding water as you like. Add tamarind juice and salt to your taste.  Allow to boil in medium flame by closing with a lid. Once it starts boiling add curry leaves and switch off the flame.

Your fish curry is ready. Leave the lid as closed for 10 minutes so that the flavor will sets well. Serve it hot with rice.