Quick and Simple Mangalorean Fish Curry With BON Masala
A delicious and spicy fish curry made with coconut is a true delicacy of Mangalorean cuisine. Mangalore city based on the coastline, and fish is the staple food for the Mangalorean people.
Ingredients
- 500 g Fish ( Mackerel/ Sardine)
- 1 no Lemon sized tamarind
- 9 no Byadagi dried red chilli
- 3 tsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- ½ tsp Carom seeds
- ½ tsp Black peppercorns
- ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds
- 6 no Garlic cloves
- 1 inch Finely chopped ginger
- 1 cup Freshly grated coconut
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Fish curry masala
- ½ no thinly sliced onion
- 1 no Finely chopped green chilli
- oil
- salt
Instructions
- Heat a thick-bottomed pan, add 1 tbsp oil as it heats add 3 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp black peppercorns, ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds, ½ tsp carom seeds, and roast on low flame for a few minutes
- Once the spices start to brown remove them from the flame and transfer them to a plate
- To the same pan add 8 to 9 byadgi red chillies and fry well until the red chilli puffs up
- Transfer the fried chillies to the same plate
- In a blender transfer, all the roasted ingredients add ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tsp fish masala powder, 1 cup grated coconut, 1 lemon-sized tamarind, and 5 to 6 garlic cloves, and grind them with enough water into a fine paste
- To the masala paste add ½ thinly sliced onion and mix well
- Heat a deep-bottomed pan or an earthen pot add the masala paste, the required amount of water, and ½ tsp salt and cover and cook on medium flame
- When the masala starts to boil add the fresh cut and cleaned 500 g fish and gently mix the masala
- Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes on low flame
- Add salt if required, do not mix the curry vigorously
- Hot and spicy fish curry is ready to savour with rice, dosa, or neerdosa