Name: Mackerel Fish curry recipe by Shabnum K at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 400/500 grams Mackerel; Oil as required; 6 cardamom; 5 clove; 1 inch cinnamon; few curry leaves; 3 big Onion finely chopped; 3 big tomatoes finely chopped; 2 inch ginger crushed or finely chopped; 9 to 10 pod garlic crushed or finely chopped; 2 big tbsp Red chilly paste; 1 big Green chilly (optional); 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp vinegar (optionl); 1 small pod of tamarind water; 2 Cups Water; salt as per taste

ABOUT Mackerel Fish curry RECIPE

This simple, easy yet delicious recipe comes right from my grandma’s recipe book with my little twist. This fish curry is one of my favorite curry. I have grown eating this curry. This traditional curry can be made with any fish especially ladyfish, King fish , sardines, squid, prawns etc.. This recipe goes well with hot steam rice, boil rice, idlies, dosa and the tamarind in the gravy gives a lovely tangy flavor.

Ingredients Serving: 5

400/500 grams Mackerel
Oil as required
6 cardamom
5 clove
1 inch cinnamon
few curry leaves
3 big Onion finely chopped
3 big tomatoes finely chopped
2 inch ginger crushed or finely chopped
9 to 10 pod garlic crushed or finely chopped
2 big tbsp Red chilly paste
1 big Green chilly (optional)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp vinegar (optionl)
1 small pod of tamarind water
2 Cups Water
salt as per taste

Instructions

Wash mackerel. slice the fish and keep it aside
Heat the oil in a deep pan put cardamom, clove and cinnamon.
Saute garlic, ginger, curry leaves one by one until raw smell goes off.
Fry onion till golden brown. Then add tomatoes.
Once tomatoes are soft . Add red chilli paste. In 2 mints throw in turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder. Keep stirring it until the paste changes in color. (5 to 7 minutes)
When its done you can see oil around wok and thats when its perfectly fried.
Now pour 2 cups of water to it, or as much thick gravy you want (as required). Then add green chilly, vinegar, tamarind water and allow it to boil till oil floats.
Add salt as per taste.
Once the gravy comes to boil, start dropping the fish pieces and allow to boil for 15 minutes.
Switch off the flame.
Garnish with curry leaves.

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