Kolhapur Fish Recipe

Ingredients

Fish – ½ kg

Chopped onions – ½ cup

Chopped tomatoes – ½ cup

Garlic paste – ½ tsp

Chilly powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Lemon juice – ½ tsp

Grated cocnut – 1 tsp

Yoghurt – 1/3 cup

Bay leaves – 2

Cinnamon – ½ tsp

Cloves – 2crushed black pepper – ½ tsp

Oil – 1 tbl.sp

Chopped coriander leaves – ¼ cup

Salt as per taste

Method

Clean and wash the fish and cut into slice. In a bowl, add yoghurt, turmeric, chili powder, garlic paste, lemon juice and salt, mix well and add fish pieces to it.

In a pan, heat 1 tsp oil and add bay leaves, cinnamon, black pepper, cloves and onions and sauté till onions are soft. Add coconut and fry till it turns light brown in color. Then add tomatoes and cook till all the moisture is lost. Remove from fire, leave it to cool. When cooled, grind it to a paste. In the same pan add oil, and fry the fish over high heat for one minute. Then add the ground paste and cook on low heat till the fish is cooked well. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice or chapatti.