Tilapia is a very tasty fish with bones on sides and easily available in various sizes.I have used the whole fish as head of this fish is also very tasty.Cut the fish from the middle so that it cooks well in the gravy and fits well in the pan.Very few ingredients needed to cook this curry.
Ingredients
Tilapia fish -3 cut from the middle
Onions-3 sliced finely
Ginger paste-1teaspoon
Turmeric powder-2teaspoon+1spoon to marinate the fish
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon to temper
Tomato-1chopped
Coriander chopped-3teaspoons
Red chillipowder-1and1/2teaspoon
Cumin powder-2Teaspoon
Salt to taste
Mustard oil
Method
1)Marinate the fish with turmeric powder and salt.
2)Heat mustard oil in a pan enough to fry the fry the fish.Fry on both sides till it changes it colour and fried well.Take it out from the pan.
3)Now in the same oil add cumin seeds to temper and then add slicedconions.Fry till it turns its colour to light brown.
4)Now add chopped tomato and ginger paste and continue to stir till the tomatoes turn soft and leaves oil.
5)Add red chilli powder,Turmeric powder,Cumin powder,Salt and 3 spoons of water and saute the spices well for few min till the water dries and sides leaves oil.
6)Now add 1 cup water and bring it to boil.
7Then add the fried fishes and cook on medium flame till the gravy is semi thick and the fishes are cooked.
8)At last add coriander leaves and garnish.
Eat with steamed rice.
