Malabar Fish Curry - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    200 g fish (preferably seafish)
    200 g oil
    50 g ginger, sliced
    10 green chilies, halved
    10 g red chili peppers
    1 bunch coriander leaves, chopped
    3 curry leaves
    25 g coriander powder
    10 g cumin
    1/2 coconut (just the paste)
    50 g coconut oil
    1/2 kg chopped onion
    5 g fenugreek seeds
    10 g mustard seeds
    100 g tamarind pulp, diluted in 2 tbsp of water
    150 g tomatoes, chopped
    10 g turmeric powder
    salt
Preparation
    Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel.
    Add chopped onions, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves and mustard seeds.
    When the onions are fried, add tamarind water and tomatoes.
    Stir and allow to cook for 2 minutes.
    Add chilli power, turmeric power, coriander powder and salt.
    Cook for a further 2 minutes.
    Add coconut paste and allow to cook for 1/2 hr.
    Add fish slices, stir gently.
    Cover the heavy bottomed vessel, lower heat, and allow to cook for 5 minutes.
    Check salt.
    Serve hot with boiled rice.

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