Name: Andhra style fish curry recipe by Rabia Hamnah at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Fish – 300 grams; Oil – 1/2 cup; Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp; Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp; Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi – 1/4 tsp; Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – 1/4 tsp; Curry leaves a handful; Tomatoes – 1 large chopped finely; Coriander Powder / Malli Podi – 2 tblspn; Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 3 tblspn; Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp; Tamarind – 1 small lemon size; Water – 2 cups; Salt to taste

Ingredients Serving: 6

Fish – 300 grams
Oil – 1/2 cup
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi – 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves a handful
Tomatoes – 1 large chopped finely
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi – 2 tblspn
Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 3 tblspn
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp
Tamarind – 1 small lemon size
Water – 2 cups
Salt to taste

Instructions

Take tamarind in a bowl, add in 1 cup of water. Let it sit for 10 mins. Squeeze and strain it, add more water to extract more tamarind juice.
Heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard, cumin, fenugreek, asafoetida and curry leaves. Saute this for a min.
Add in tomatoes and salt. Cook till it turns mushy.
Add in the spice powders and mix well. Saute this for a min. Add in fish and toss well in the masala.
Add in water and tamarind and curry leaves. Mix well. Bring it to boil.
Cover and simmer for 15 mins till the curry is thick. Turn off the heat and let the gravy sit covered for 2 hours. Serve hot.

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