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Fish Curry | Andhra Style Chepala Pulusu | How to make Fish Curry with fish masala podi

Curries | vegetarian

  • Prep Time 10 Mins
  • Cook Time 25 Mins
  • Servings 5

Ingredients

  • FOR FISH MASALA POWDER
  • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
  • 7 Red chillies
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 8 - 10 Garlic
  • FOR THE GRAVY
  • 300 gm Fish pieces
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
  • 2 Onions
  • 4 Green Chillies
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
  • Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 1 tbsp Red chillies powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 1/4 cup Tomato pieces
  • 1/2 liter Water
  • 200 ml Tamarind Juice (extracted from 50 gm of Tamarind)
  • Coriander Leaves – Small bunch

Instructions

  1. Fry the masala ingredients on a low flame till they turn aromatic and blend them together and make a fine powder.
  2. Blend Onions and Green chillies to a fine paste in a mixie jar.
  3. Add Oil to a pan, add Curry Leaves, Onions and fry until the onions turn golden brown.
  4. Add Salt and Ginger Garlic paste.
  5. Now add Turmeric, Coriander Powder, Red Chilli Powder and fry.
  6. Add Tamarind juice and water and boil the ingredients on a high flame.
  7. Arrange the fish pieces in this boiling mixture carefully and Lower the flame. Allow it to cook until the oil floats on top.
  8. In 15 mins, the gravy will thicken and the oil floats on top, now add chopped Coriander Leaves and Masala powder, and stir carefully without disturbing the Fish pieces. Leave it for another 5 minutes, and your tasty Fish Curry is ready to serve.