MEEN RENDAN (fried fishes in coconut and tamarind gravy)

INGREDIENTS:


onion - 1 big (sliced)
green chilly - 2 small (slitted)
tomato - 1 big (chopped)
tamarind water/paste - made from lemon sized tamrind
coconut milk - 1 cup 
turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon (as per taste)
corriander powder - 2 tablespoon
corriander leaves - handfull
salt - to taste

FOR THE FISH FRY:

fish - 1/2 kg (cleaned n cut into medium pieces)
chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
pepper powder - 1/2 tablespoon
turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
fennel/sombu powder - 1/2 teaspoon
salt - to taste 


PROCEDURE:

1. Mix all the fish fry ingredients with the fish and leave for 10 mins.
    Then fry the fish and keep it aside.
2. Put oil in a vessel and when oil is hot,add the onion and green chillies. Saute for 2 mins.
3. Add the chilli powder and turmeric powder.Saute for few secs an then add the tomato and corriander    leaves. Saute for a min.
4. Add the tamarind water,coconut milk, corriander powder and salt in this stage and mix nicely.
5. Close the vessel and let it boil for 2 to 3 mins.
6. Then add the fried fish pieces into the gravy,close the vessel half and let it boil for 7 to 8 mins in the medium flame.
7. Then keep the gravy in low flame for 10 mins for the gravy to get thickens.
   *garnish with corriander leaves and spring onion(optional)

Serve hot with rice.