Mahe Kalia

Mahe Kalia

Method

1.Clean the fish .Make gashes and keep whole.2. Soak tamarind in a cup of water .3.Roast and grind till ,ground nut ,chillies and copra . 4. Grind ginger and garlic separetely .5.Heat oil .Add mustard and cumin. 6. As they start to crackle ,add curry leaves and sliced onions ,and then roasted and grind spices ,turmeric and ginger -garlic paste .7. Fry well ,sprinkling a little water occasionally if desired .8. Squeeze out the tamarind juice .Strain and add .9. Simmer for 10 minutes . 10.Add salt .Add fish and more water if desired .11.,Simmer till the fish is cooked . 12. Dish out carefully.13. The gravy should be of pouring consistency.

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