Kudampuli Itta Naadan Meen Curry (Red Fish Curry)

Ingredients
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• Fish - 250 gms
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds (uluva)- 1 tsp
• Kashmiri chilli powder - 21/2 tbsp
• Coriander powder -1 1/2 tbsp
• Fenugreek powder - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Kudampuli (Gamboge)- 2 pieces
• Water - 1 cup
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - 2 spring
• Chopped ginger- 1 tbsp
• Chopped garlic - 1 tbsp
• Pearl onions(kunjulli) - 5 nos

Method
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1. Clean fish well and soak with water and 1/2 tsp lemon juice to remove any smell.
2. Heat manchatti and add oil and swirl well so that oil gets coated in all sides of man chatti.
3. When oil is hot splutter mustard seeds followed by fenugreek seeds.
4. Add chopped ginger garlic curry leaves followed by pearl onions and saute till it becomes brown.
5.  Reduce flame to minimum. Add all powders with little water and saute till raw smell of powder disappears and oil starts oozing.
6. Now add water and kudampuli pieces and salt .Cover with lid and allow to boil.
7. Then add  cleaned fish pieces.Cover and cook for sometime.Do not use spoon after adding fish pieces as this will reduce flavour. Swirl the chatti every 2 mins. 
8. Cook on high for 5 mins and reduce flame and cook for another 10-15 mins till the gravy is thickens.
9. Switch off the flame and add 1 tsp coconut oil and a few curry leaves.
10.  Tastes best with rice and kappa.

Kudampuli Itta Nadan Meen Curry (Red Fish Curry)