Meen Kulambu / Fish Curry

Ingredients
1.Fish - 1/2 Kg(Preferrably Vanjiram - King Fish)
2.Small Onion - 15 to 20 nos
3.Tomato - 2
4.Tamarind - 1 marble sized
5.Coconut - 4 pieces
6.Green Chilli - 2
7.Saunf - 1/4 tsp
8.Fenugreek - 1/4 tsp
9.Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
10.Kulambu milagai podi - 2tbsp
11.Chilli powder - 1 tsp
12.Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
13.Refined oil - 3 tsp
14.Gingelly oil - 2tsp.
15.Salt as required.
16.Curry leaves - 1 spring.

Precooking steps:
1.Grind together 5 to 6 small onions with the coconut in to fine paste.
2.Cut the remaining onions to long finley sliced pieces.
3.Clean the fish with rock salt and water neatly.
4.finely chop the tomatoes too.
5.Extract the tamarind juice.

Method:
Heat refined oil, add mustard seeds, fenugreek, saunf once it splutters, add green chilli and curry leaves.
then the onion and cook until it becomes transparent and soft, now add the tomatoes and salt as required and cook till it becomes a well blended mixture, then add the kulambu milagai thool, red chilli powder and coriander
powder and the tamarind juice and coconut paste and sufficient water and bring it to boil.
While it is boiling add the gingelly oil, when the gravy becomes thick, add the cleaned fish pieces and cook it covered for few mins.
fish gets cooked very soon. Now it is ready to serve with rice.