"Thakkali Malu" Sri Lankan Fish Curry With Tomato - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 g fish steaks (kingfish, tuna, Spanish mackerel, mullet)
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon salt
oil (for frying)
1 large onion (roughly chopped)
3 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely chopped
1 medium tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon ceylon curry powder (recipe 305276)
1 teaspoon chili powder
salt (to taste)
2 cups coconut milk

Preparation

Wash and dry fish well and rub all over with turmeric and salt.
Cut each steak into serving pieces.
Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the fish until golden brown on both sides.
Drain.
Put onion, garlic, ginger and tomato in container of electric blender and blend to a smooth paste.
Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the blended ingredients for a few minutes, until oil begins to separate from the mixture.
Add curry and chilli powders and about a tsp of salt, the coconut milk and bring to the boil, stirring.
Simmer for a few minutes.
Add the fish and simmer for 10mins.
Serve with rice and accompaniments.