Fish Curry in Goraka/ Meen curry in KudamPuli

Yesterday was December 14,2009.Day One!.I cooked Fish curry with what we call kodampuli(Goraka)
 in malayalam.I used Sardines(mathi in malayalam) which is said to have high nutritional content.(To know more about the health benefits of sardines, visit http://www.xomba.com/remarkable_health_benefits_sardines ).I have never cooked fish in my entire life and it was total bliss to watch the result after the tiring endeavour and Rahul gave it a cent percent which was a tight one to score from a person with stong taste buds.

INGREDIENTS:

For gravy :

Sardines(mathi) - 0.5 kg
onion     - 3 big ones
green chillies - 5 nos
Goraka(kudampuli) - 3 or 4 nos
Curry leaves - few
coriander powder - 2 tsp
chilli powder - 2 tsp
Lemon - half
Ginger(0.5'' long pieces) - 1 piece
salt , oil

For marination :
Garlic - 5, 6
onion - 2
chilli powder - 1 tsp
pepper powder - 1 tsp
ginger - 1 smalll piece
salt


We are on our way!!

Grind the ingredients stated in the 'for marination' list, in a mixer and marinate the fish with the ground paste.Keep the fish aside for some time so that the fish absorbs the masala.

For gravy:

Soak kudampuli in water.Heat oil in a kadai. Fry ginger,onion and slit green chillies till the onions turn golden brown.Infact,I often wonder if the onions ever turn golden brown.Its either lightpurple , dark purple or brown.Is'nt it?.Doesnt matter as long as your dish is yummy!!.After the onions turn brown , add coriander powder, chilli powder.Saute till the raw smeel vanishes into thin air and then we are ready to put the kudampuli and the water in which it had been soaked in. Wait till nice bubbles start peeping out and then its time to put fish inside.Wait for 15 - 20 minutes .By this time the fish gets cooked .As salt if necessary, since the marinated fish already contains salt.

For garnishing, I used curry leaves sauted in a tablespoon of cocunut oil.Nothing else can replace coconut oil in its smell and it adds a distint flavour to our Fish Curry in kudampuli

Rahul could say nothing else but Yum!!!!


Is there anyone out there reading this?listening, ready to say Yum!!!?????###@@@@@  :-)  :-)