Fish Pulusu

Ingredients

Cat Fish - 3 lbs
Onion - 1 medium size
Tomato - 1
Tamarind Pulp - 1 cup
Ginger & garlic paste - 1tsp
Clove- 2
Cinnamon - 1/4 inch stick
Elachi - 1
salt - to taste
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Dhania powder - 1 tsp'Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Methi powder(dry roast the seeds & powder) - 1/4 tsp
Coconut Powder - 3 tsp
Cilantro - 1/4 cup finely cut
Oil- 4 tsps


Method:

Clean the cat fish properly and squeeze excess water. (Tip : You can wash with little salt and turmerix to get rid of fishy smell).
In a pan heat 2 tsp oil. Once oil is heated add clove, cinnamon and elachi
Add finely cut onion, tomato, salt, ginger and garlic paste and let it cook until raw smell goes.
Once the above mixture cooked properly, add coconut powder and let it cool down.
Grind the onion mixture by adding salt, chilli, dhania, turmeric powder. You can add little water to grind it smoothly.
Heat the remaining oil in the same pan and add above onion mixture. (Tip: You can season with half finely cut onion and half tomato)
Add tamarind pulp and little water to dilute the mixture and let it boil.
Check salt and spices taste. Adjust accordingly.
Add fish pieces carefully to above mixture and close the lid.
This should cook in 15 min on medium flame.
Finally garnish with cilantro.
I served this with brown rice. Goes well with Chapati or White rice as well.