Kerala Fish Curry

Ingredients:
1 lb fish cut in small pieces
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 inch chopped ginger
7 garlic cloves sliced
10 shallots roughly sliced
2 strand curry leaves
1/2 tsbp mustard seed
1/2 tsbp fenugreek seeds
4 cocum (kudampuli) soak it 1/2 cup warm water
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp chili powder (for red color switch 1 tbsp with kashmiri chili powder)
2 tbsp coriander powder
2 cup water
4 tbp coconut oil
1/2 roasted fenugreek seed powder
Salt to taste

Directions:
Wash fish few times with water and keep it aside in a plate.

Mix a bowl mix turmeric powder,  chili powder and coriander powder. Add water as needed and form a thick paste.

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seed and fenugreek seed.  After mustard seeds are done popping add onions, chopped ginger garlic and curry leaves.  When onions get translucent add in ginger garlic paste and cook till color changes.  Then add in the mixed paste of masala powder (turmeric, chili and coriander.)  Let it cook for a minute and then add cocum with water and salt.  Bring it to boil and then add fish into it.  Close the pan with a lid and let it cook for 15 mins.  Do not mix with spoon.  Rotate the pan to mix the gravy and fish.  Add the roasted fenugreek seed powder and let it simmer. Once oil appears on top add few more curry leaves and tbsp coconut oil.  Your Kerala fish curry is ready.