Saturday, December 15, 2012

Fish Curry (Nellore Chepala Pulusu)

  

Ingredients


  • Fish
  • Oil
  • Menthulu (Fenugreek Seeds)
  • Onions
  • Tomatoes
  • Tamarind
  • Curry Leaves
  • Mustard Seeds (Aavaalu)
  • Salt
  • Red Chilli Powder
  • Turmeric Powder

 

 Procedure

  • Chop onions and tomatoes
  • Clean fish pieces thoroughly (preferably with rock salt)
  • Soak Tamarind in water for few minutes and prepare taramind pulp. Make sure the pulp is not too thick and not too diluted.
  • Take a bowl and add fish pieces, salt, turmeric powder and chilli powder
  • Add tamarind pulp to the fish pieces in right amount
  • Soak the fish pieces for few minutes (10-15 minutes)

  • Take a cooking bowl, pour oil and heat it.
  • Add Mustard Seeds and Menthulu (Fenugreek Seeds).
  • Add chopped onions, tomatoes and curry leaves and heat them for a few seconds.
  • Add tamarind pulp and heat the ingredients till boiling point
  • Now add soaked fish pieces and heat them in light flame (place a lid on the bowl)
  • If needed add salt, and chilli powder to taste
  • Cook them for about 10-15 minutes till the fish pieces turn soft