Marinate the fish with salt and vinegar, and keep aside for 15 minutes. In a grinder add grated coconut, coriander seeds, dried red chillies, roasted cumin and fenugreek seeds and add sufficient water, then blend it and make a smooth paste. Then squeeze out the milk from this spiced coconut mixture. The spiced coconut milk extraction is ready.
Add 2 tblspoon coconut oil in a earthern pot, heat and add the sliced ginger, green chillies and curry leaves and saute till the ginger is soften and very fragrant. Then add spiced coconut milk extraction and mix it well, after few minutes then add tamarind pulp and also add kashmiri red chillie powder. Bring to a boil. allow to simmer a few minutes till the smell of raw spices is gone.
Now add the marinated fish and salt. Simmer on low flame for 15 minutes. When done cover and remove from heat. Now heat 1tbls coconut oil in a small pan. Add chopped onions and curry leaves, stir and fry till golden brown and crispy.
Pour the fried onions and curry leaves over the fish curry. Our Malabar Fish Curry is ready. Serve with hot rice.
