Kerala Fish Curry with coconut milk

Ingredients :

• King Fish – 1 kg
• Thick Coconut milk – 2 cups
• Thin coconut milk – 1 cup
• Curry leaf- 1 strand
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 ½ tsp
• Chilly powder – 1 tsp
• Ginger – a small piece sliced
• Green chilly - 3
• Shallots/Pearl onion – 4
• Coconut oil – 1 tsp
• Cocum(Kudam puli) – 4 pieces
• Salt

1.Soak cocum in water and keep it aside.Add 1 tsp of coconut oil in a manchatti.If manchatti is not available use a thick pan.Add sliced shallots,green chilly,sliced ginger and curry leaf to this.

2.When the shallots turn light brown,add the powders(turmeric powder,coriander powder,chilly powder) and saute well.

3.Add cocum with water and salt.To this,add the thin coconut milk and fish pieces.Let it cook on low flame and slowly rotate the pan in between so that fish doesn’t becomes smaller pieces.Add more salt or cocum if required.

4.Thick coconut milk should be added when the fish is almost done.Let it boil and remove from the flame.Gravy shouldn’t be too watery.Sprinkle a spoon of coconut oil over and some curry leaves.