NETHILI FISH MASALA

 NETHILI FISH THOKKU

Ingredients:
Nethili Fish - 1/4 kg
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon 
Salt as needed 
Coconut Oil - 2 tbl spoon 
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 t spoon 
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 t spoon 
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Garlic - 5
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 t spoon 
Curry Leaves - 1 spring 
Coriander Leaves 
Green Chilly - 1
Chilly Powder - 1 t spoon 
Coriander Powder - 1 1/2 t spoon 

      Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.
      Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped garlic, slitted green chilly and fry for a minute.

      Now add chopped onion and fry until golden.
      Add ginger garlic paste and sauté well.

      Grind the tomato and a mix well. Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and cook in low flame until the masala gets cooked well.

      Add 1/2 cup water and allow to boil.
      Mix together nethili fish with 1/4 t spoon salt and turmeric powder, deep fry them for 4 minutes turning in between.

      This will prevent the fish from breaking.
      Now drain the fish and add in the gravy.

      Add chopped coriander leaves and mix gently without breaking the fish.
      Simmer simmer for 5 minutes until the gravy blends well with the fish.
      Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

      Enjoy nethili fish thokku with rice and rasam.