Fish Tomato Masala

If you are the kind of person who likes flavor in your food, this is for you. Its a very simple dish, but its packed with flavor. The ingredients are very basic stuff, but somehow the outcome is extraordinary :)

Hope you will also like this flavor filled dish :)

1. King fish – 1/2 kg
   For Marination
2. Chili powder – 1 tsp
   Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
   Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
3. Salt
   For Masala
4. Onion – 2 medium, chopped
5. Tomato – 2 chopped
6. Green chili – 3
7. Ginger – 1 1/2 tbsp, chopped
   Garlic – 1 1/2 tbsp, chopped
8. Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
9. Kashmiri chili powder – 1 1 /2 tbsp
   Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
   Garam masala – 1 tsp
10. Water – 2 cups
11. Coconut oil – 4-5 tbsp
    Curry leaves
    Salt

Marinate the cleaned fish pieces with number 2 ingredients (marination ingredients) and keep aside for half an hour. Heat 4 tbsp oil in a pan and fry the marinated fish pieces. Add chopped onion, ginger & garlic,curry leaves and green chili to the remaining oil and saute till it is done. Add all masala powders and stir for a minute. Once the masala powders are fried well, add tomato pieces and saute till the oil starts appearing. Add 2 cups of water & salt. Let it boil. Once it starts boiling add fried fish pieces and cook in low flame for about 7 – 10 minutes or until the fish pieces are covered in the gravy. Serve hot with rice.

Check out this recipe tried out by Ambily Thomas, thanks a lot dear :)

Recipe source: Lakshmi Nair, Magic Oven cookery show

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