A Hearty Fish Curry

Marriage is just like walking on a tight rope , its all about balance , comfort and compatibility .This is a great institution where two people with varied interests one form Venus and other from Mars work together to raise a family .
Knowing a stranger, sharing room and home with him or her, and then working on with little differences is itself an endless journey.Some long arguments on pity and silly issues like how to cut cauliflowers small or into big florets (trust me even more silly than this) ,these are all small packets and parcels of a married life , when delivered you have to accept it with true spirit .



Often surprises keeps this relationship live and happening, it sometimes gives immense pleasure to discover a new thing about your partner, the inner qualities and virtues which are some how shielded from the outer world.
My spouse says he doesn’t know cooking, and yes that’s true also , For these married years I have known it very well .He is least interested in what’s being cooked in kitchen and even on my blog , doesn’t even glance once what I write and post .
But when He came up with this recipe for fish fry or rather fish curry, I was bowled over. I was surprised and I asked him are you sure you haven’t told me the truth.
I was just left with a mischievous smile only.
From start to finish, each and every ingredients, marination time and cooking process, he told and I followed, with his little help also in cutting and chopping, the dish was ready and enjoyed with great pleasure .These are very rare moments when my better half take out time to do these things or rather help me cook .
I do personally think that these little things gives much joy than going to lavish hotels for candle light dinner and spending fortunes just to impress .
Well I have decided to dedicate this recipe and post to hubby dear .Thanks S to be with me in every walk of my life. On a lighter note ,Hope You starts seeing my blog more often now.

A Hearty Fish curry
Ingredients
Fish Curry /Doi mach
Fish 8 pieces (Rui /Katla )
2 medium size onions
8 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger piece
Make a smooth paste of garlic and ginger in a mixer
Coconut ¼ cups
Make a smooth paste of coconut and 2 onions.
(Coconut milk can also be added as a substitute for fresh coconut, but not in marination add at the time of cooking the fish)
Yogurt 4 heaped tbs
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 ½ tsp of Red pepper powder
1 lemon
4 -5 heaped tbs of mustard oil

Method
Marination
Clean the fish pieces and marinate with turmeric powder and salt, red pepper powder, yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, onion- coconut paste. Squeeze in 1 lemon juice to the marinated fish pieces, Coat with spices and Paste evenly , set aside .
This Marination should be kept for 2hrs, not less than that.
Heat up a kadai/heavy bottom pan, add mustard oil and fry the fish pieces at med slowly batch of 4 at a time, take out and drain.
Now add all the left over paste and salt if desired and fried fish pieces to the left-over mustard oil which was used for frying the fish , do this step at low flame , add more oil if needed apporx 2 tbs , I have added that much of extra oil ,If you compromise on this aspect , you are going to miss a great flavor of mustard in the fish curry .

cover, cook at low for ½ hrs, Sufficient time to cook the fish provided its fresh, If using Frozen Fillets, little less time will be taken, cook accordingly.
Serve with warm cooked rice.

This Recipe is going to Original Recipes -Monthly Event at Culinarty.

Happy Cooking Friends , Enjoy this festive season with your loved ones .