Kerala fish Curry/Kottayam style without coconut Milk

Ingredients :

• King Fish – ½  kg
• Shallots/Pearl onion – 20
• Chilly powder – ½ tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Fish masala – Optional
• Coconut oil – 2 tsp
• Curry leaf
• Mustard – ½ tsp
• Green chilly – 2 small
• Ginger – 1 small piece
• Garlic – 5
• Cocum – 2-3 pieces

1.Make a paste of green chilly,ginger and garlic with a mortal and pastel or by using a blender.Soak cocum in water.

2.Heat a manchatti or thick pan and add coconut oil.When the oil becomes hot,add mustards seeds.On cracking of the mustard seeds,add sliced shallots/onion with curry leaf.Saute well.

3.When the onion turns brown add the green chilly-ginger-garlic paste.Saute well  till raw smell of the paste goes.Add all the powders one by one(turmeric powder,chilly powder,coriander powder,fish masala powder).If needed add some more coconut oil.Saute well

4.Add the cocum with water and then the fish pieces..Add one cup of water and cook it covered.Circle the chatti in between so that all the pieces gets cooked. We can use any kind of fish,only the cooking time varies.

5.When the fish is cooked well check salt and add enough water so that gravy becomes thick.Add some more curry leaf.Remove from the fire and serve with rice/kappa.