South Indian Spicy Awesome Fish Chettinad

Ingredients

• 12 kg kingfish or 12 kg hamour fillets
• boneless
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 2 large onions
• finely chopped
• 1 tomatoes
• peeled and finely chopped
• 4 garlic
• grated
• 2 tablespoons oil
• salt
• dried curry leaves
• to garnish
• 1 inch ginger
• grated
• 15 kashmiri chilies
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon anise seed (saunf)
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon methi seeds

Instructions

1. Cut the fish into small pieces.
2. Marinate them in turmeric, lime and salt for 30 minutes.
3. Dry roast and grind together the Kashmiri chillies, corriander seeds, cumin seeds, aniseeds, cinnamon and methi seeds to obtain a powder.
4. Pour oil in a wok.
5. Add onions.
6. Fry ginger, garlic and tomatoes.
7. Add the powder (prepared above) and fish pieces.
8. Cook, covered, till the fish is cooked and dry.
9. Garnish with curry leaves, slit green chillies and sliced onions.
10. Serve hot with lemon wedges.