Easy kerala fish curry with coconut milk

I prepare this now and then. This is not the traditional recipe. But it is easy and of course it is tasty 🙂

You need,
1. King Fish – 1/2 kg, cubed, washed and drained
2. Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
3. Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tsp
4. Ginger & garlic – 1 tbsp each, crushed or chopped finely
5. Small onion – 6-8 sliced (optional)
6. Kashmiri chili powder – 2 tbsp
7. Coriander powder – 1 1/2 tbsp
8. Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
9. Cocum/kudampuli – 3-4 pieces
10. Curry leaves
11. Salt
12. Coconut oil – 4 tbsp (preferably coconut oil, else refined oil will do)
13. Dry Red chilly – 3
14. Thick Coconut milk – 1/2 cup
15. Water 4 cups

You have to
1. Wash and soak cocum/kudampuli in 1/4 cup water for 10 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a earthen ware or a non stick sauce pan
3. Add fenugreek, dry red chillies and mustard seeds.
4. Once it crackle, curry leaves , crushed ginger garlic paste and saute for 3-4 minutes.
5. Add small onion and saute till it becomes soft.

6. Add the chilli powder, corriander powder, turmeric powder & fry till the raw smell goes.
7. Now add salt, water and cocum and allow to boil.
8. Add the fish pieces and rotate the pan to ensure that fish & masala is mixed well.
9. Cook till the fish is done & gravy becomes thick, it will take around 15 -20 minutes on medium flame.
10. Add 1/2 cup of thick coconut milk. and remove from stove.
11. Serve with roti or rice or puttu(steamed rice cake) or pathiri