Thengapal Meen curry / Fish curry

Ingredients :

Fish : 1/2 kg (sliced)  - Makceral /Ayala  
Thick Coconut Milk : 2 cups
Water : 1/2 cup                                                 
Ginger : 1" Piece (chopped)
Green Chillies : 3 nos
Small onions : 4-5 nos
Fish Tamarind /Kudampuli) : 3 - 4
Turmeric Powder : 3/4 tsp
Red Chilly Powder : 2 tsp
Curry Leaves : 2-3sprig
Coconut oil :  as required
Small onions : 4-5 (sliced)
Salt to taste  
                              


 Preparation :

1. Clean and wash the fish and drain off the excess water.
2. Wash the Kudampuli/Fish tamarind and cut them into small pieces and soak in 1/4 cup of water.
3. Crush ginger and small onion together.
4. Heat a pan  on low flame.
5 . Mix fish and all powders salt and water and add crushed ginger,small onions, curry leaves and allow it to boil.
6 When it start boils add the Fish tamerind/Kudambuli and thin cocnut milk .
7. Add the cleaned fish and cook till it is half done.(Note :When it start boiling; stir occasionally for not curdling the coconut milk)
8. When fish is half cooked,add slit green chilly and curry leaves and add the remaining cocnut milk cook till the gravy becomes thick
9. In a smal pan add 1 tsp cocnut oil and fry th small onions and add curry leaves
10  Pour the mix with the oil to the fish gravy  , close the lid and keep it aside 10 minutes and  Serve hot with rice .