Tomato Fish Fry

With the special flavour of tomato...

 

Ingredients (Makes 3 pieces)

Mackerel/Aiyla: 3
Crushed Ginger: 1 Table Spoon
Crushed Green Chilli: 4
Tomato Fully Riped: 4
Crushed  Shallots: 1 Cup
Red Chilly Powder: 2 Table Spoon
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Pepper Powder: 2 Pinch
Coconut Oil: 2 Table Spoon
Salt
Water
Curry Leaves
Corriander Leaves

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes
Method

Clean the mackerel well and make gashes on it
Marinate with 1 table spoon red chilli powder ,1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder and salt
Keep aside for 20 to 25 minutes
Put the tomatoes to boiling water,close the lid and  reduce the flame and keep on flame for 8 to 10 minutes
Once cooled peel off the skin and grind it to a fine puree
Pour Oil to a pan and fry the fish
Remove the fish and to the same pan add crushed ginger, green chilli and saute for 3 minutes
Then add crushed shallots and saute until the shallots become tender
Add rest of the chilli powder, turmeric powder and a little salt
Saute till the raw smell of the masala is gone
Now add tomato puree and blend in well
Once it starts to boil add the fried fish
Add curry leaves and corrinder leaves, slowly stirr as the fish might break off
Close the lid and keep in low flame for about 5 to 6 minutes
Switch off the flame and sprinkle the pepper powder.

Serve hot with rice or roti