Kerala Style Fish Curry using green mangoes or kodampuli

Name: Kerala Style Fish Curry using green mangoes or kodampuli
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4-servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 10 - 12 1 inchs King Fish thick pieces of (or King Mackerel); 3 cups coconut milk *; 1/2 tsp chopped ginger thinly; 3 green chillies small slit length-wise; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp red chilli powder (1 tsp for mild, 3 tsp for extra hot); 2 tsp salt of (or a little more as per taste); 1 of 1 cup inch mango cube raw/green pieces; (or 3 small pieces of kodampuli); 1 tbsp red onions shallots finely chopped or; 1 tbsp coconut oil; 1 sprig curry leaves of

Indu @cook_7837266

Here's my recipe for Kerala style Fish curry using coconut and Kodampuli. You can substitute Kodampuli with raw mangoes too. In my video I have used raw mangoes but you can use the same recipe for making Fish curry using Kodampuli. Kodampuli as I have explained in my glossary on this site, is a very special kind of tamarind that to the best of my knowledge is available only in Kerala in India. Fish curry using Kodampuli is just the best and my husband will eat it relishing it even if I serve this to him for every single meal!
I learnt to make this fish curry from my amma but when I moved to the US I had to improvise it a little bit since I find it easier to use fresh frozen grated coconut(Daily Delight brand is what I use - sorry nothing else is as good!).
Watch the video :
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0D99ELyTa0&w=420&h=315]
http://www.youtube.com/edit?feature=vm&video_id=e0D99ELyTa0&o=U&ns=1

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Ingredients

30 mins

4-servings

10 - 12 1 inchsKing Fish thick pieces of (or King Mackerel)
3 cupscoconut milk *
1/2 tspchopped ginger thinly
3green chillies small slit length-wise
1/2 tspturmeric powder
2 tspred chilli powder (1 tsp for mild, 3 tsp for extra hot)
2 tspsalt of (or a little more as per taste)
1 of 1 cup inchmango cube raw/green pieces
(or 3 small pieces of kodampuli)
1 tbspred onions shallots finely chopped or
1 tbspcoconut oil
1 sprigcurry leaves of

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Steps

30 mins

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Method:Take a medium size cooking pot (I use earthen pot since that's what's used traditionally in Kerala and this imparts a nice smoky flavor to the fish curry). But you could use any stainless steel or non stick pot. Add the cleaned pieces of fish into the pot(make sure to drain any water used for cleaning). Next add the green chillies and the ginger. then add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Next add the cut raw mangoes (or the kodampuli that has been soaked in a tbsp of...
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Place the pot on the stove on medium heat for about 2-3 minutes till you see the coconut milk bubbling. Immediately put the burner on low simmer and cover the pot with a lid. Cook covered for about 20 minutes swirling the pot gently every 5 minutes or so in order to prevent the fish from sticking to the pot. Next open the lid and let the curry simmer for about 2 minutes in the open until you get the gravy to a thick consistency.
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Finally take one tablespoon of coconut oil in a tadka pan and heat the oil for about 30 seconds. Then add the chopped onions and saute till golden brown. Add the curry leaves with its stem. Pour all the coconut oil and the onions and curry leaves into the fish pot. Your fish curry is ready. Enjoy with rice and pappadam.
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For getting coconut milk:
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2 cups of fresh grated coconut or (frozen grated coconut that has been thawed)
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2 cups plus 1 cup of warm water
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Take the 2 cups of fresh grated coconut (or thawed frozen grated coconut) and add to a blender along with 2 cups of warm water. Blend for about 1-2 minutes. Then strain using a large strainer directly into the pot with the fish. Next take the coconut from the strainer and again add to the blender with another 1 cup of warm water. Blend it again for about 1 minute and strain this milk into the pot so you will have approximately 3 cups of coconut milk.