Meen kulambu

Ingredients
Fish- 1/2 kg
Tamarind extract- from lemon sized
Green chillies- 2(slit)
Onion- 2(medium sized)
Tomato- 2
Cumin- 1 1/2 tsp
Coconut- 1/2 cup(grated)
Red chilli powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Garlic- 10 pods
Raw mango- 1/2
Curry leaves- few
Coriander leaves- 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
Urad dhal- 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds- 1/2 tsp
Gingelly oil- 2
Salt- as needed

Method

1. Clean the fish pieces thoroughly and apply turmeric powder and a little salt over the pieces and set aside.
2. Make a fine paste of onion- 1 1/2, tomato -1, cumin, coconut adding little water.
3. Cut the remaining onion into thin slices and tomato and mango into cubes.
4. Heat oil in a pan and once it heats up, add mustard seeds.
5. Once mustard starts crackling, add in urad dhal, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, onion and garlic pods and saute well.
6. Then add tomato and mango pieces and saute for a minute and add red chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and saute for 2 minutes.
7. To this, add the paste and mix till the raw flavour goes and now add the tamarind extract and let the gravy comes to a boil. Add water as per the consistency you want.
8. Once it starts boiling, drop in the fish pieces into the gravy and allow to cook in medium flame.
9. After about 15 minutes, check whether fish is cooked and check for the salt and taste.
10. You can adjust the gravy consistency at this stage. Once the kulambu is done, add the coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice.