Fish Theeyal - Fish Curry With Roasted Coconut

One of my favorite fish delicacies is Fish Theeyal, which is a blend of fish, roasted coconuts with the perfect mix of roasted spices. Usually I love to have a fish fry or a fish curry with rice for lunch. But everyone needs a change. So this is the change I love a lot when I do not cook a fry or a curry.

Theeyal is actually made with vegetables. But it can also be made with fish and meat. If you need to check out the recipe for a vegetable theeyal, you can simply copy paste the link to your browser and see how a vegetable theeyal is made. You will also get the right method of roasting coconut grating with the help of microwave from this link, which is my earlier post.

URL: http://foodomania-seema.blogspot.in/2014/08/vegetable-theeyal.html 

The method of making Fish theeyal is also similar to that of vegetable theeyal, only difference is that you add fish to it instead of vegetables. So here you are the recipe of fish theeyal.

Ingredients

·        Fish (with thick flesh) – ½ kg

·        Grated coconut- 2 cups

·        Shallots – around 20 nos

·        Green chillies-2

·        Garlic – 10-12 cloves

·        Pepper powder- 1 tsp

·        Chilly powder – 1 ½ tsp

·        Coriander powder – 3tsp

·        Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

·        Oil

·        Salt

·        Mustard seeds

·        Curry leaves

Method

Step-1

·        Take a kadai and place it on a stove

·        Switch on the kadai and add oil

·        Add mustard seeds and wait for them to splutter

·        Now add finely chopped shallots (8-9) and green chilies and sauté well

·        Add One tomato and sauté well

·        Add the fish pieces and a bit of salt

·        Mix well

·        Add half a cup of water and close the lid of the pan

·        Simmer

Step 2

·        Coconuts have to be ground into a fine powder.

·        Place a large kadai and heat it

·        Add oil, around 3 tbs

·        Add the ground coconut, ginger pieces, shallot pieces (6-7 nos)and sauté till golden brown

·        Now add red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and pepper powder and roast a bit

·        Switch off the flame and let it cool

·        After the coconut mix has cooled down, you may grind it into a paste using half a cup of water

·        Now you may add the coconut paste to the simmered fish

·        Mix the coconut paste to the fish well

·        You may add some amount of water to make it a bit liquefied

·        Allow the theeyal to boil

·        Switch off after theeyal boils

·        Serve hot with rice or dosas