Meen Muringakka Curry, a special fish curry with an added flavour of drumstick.
Ingredients
Fish - 500 g
Drum stick - 150 g
Coriander seeds - 100 g
Red chillies - 8 g
Turmeric - 2 g
Pepper corns - 4 g
Fennel seeds - 2 g
Coconut oil - 50 ml
Coconut - 1
Red onion - 300 g
Cocum - 15 g
Salt - to taste
Tomato - 80 g
Ginger garlic paste - 10 g
Mustard seeds - 3 g
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Method of preparation
Clean the fish. Cut fish and drum stick into small pieces. Fry grated coconut, coriander seeds, red chilli, turmeric powder, fennel seeds and peppercorn. Grind the above mixture to smooth paste. Soak cocum in little water. Slice onions, slit green chillies.
Heat oil, saute mustard seeds, curry leaves, onion green chilli and drum stick.
Add ginger garlic paste, powdered masala and saute well. Add the ground masala, cocum, fish, water and cook on a slow fire. Add tomato pieces. Cook on a slow fire till the gravy becomes thick.
Serve hot, garnished with fried curry leaves.
Courtesy : Hotel Hillview, Munnar