Chili Fish

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 kg boneless fish, cut into medium pieces
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 4 large onions, finely chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 inches ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 5 green chilies, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 15 curry leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

Recipe

• 1 mix the fish, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt in a bowl.
• 2 cook with little water.
• 3 smash the fish to get small pieces.
• 4 keep aside.
• 5 heat oil in a pan.
• 6 add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• 7 after the mustard seeds stop spluttering, add the onions and fry till the onions are golden brown.
• 8 add ginger and garlic and continue to fry till the raw smell is gone.
• 9 add the green chillies and pepper powder and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• 10 add the smashed fish.
• 11 fry for 2 minutes, then check if the salt added is to taste or not.
• 12 if not, add some more depending on your taste.
• 13 remove from flame.
• 14 garnish with tomato and capsicum juliennes.
• 15 serve hot with rotis or rice.