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Fish In Tomato Sauce

Fried fish cooked in tomato puree
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Fish washed and drained
  • Pepper powder A little
  • 1/2 cup Tomato pieces
  • 1/2 dsp Soya bean sauce
  • 1/2 cup Onion cut round
  • 1/4 cup Onion finely sliced
  • Ginger A small piece
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 4 nos Dry red chillies seeds removed
  • Turmeric powder A pinch
  • Sugar A pinch
  • 1 dsp Vinegar
  • Oil As reqd
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • For preparing fish in tomato sauce, first smear the fish pieces with a paste of pepper powder, turmeric and salt. Keep aside for a few minutes.
  • Heat oil in a pan and fry the marinated fish pieces to a golden brown color.
  • Meanwhile, cook the tomato pieces in 1/2 cup water and extract the puree through a sieve. Keep this aside.
  • Grind the skins of red chillies, ginger, garlic and turmeric to a fine paste. Keep the masala paste aside.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan and fry thinly sliced 1/4 cup of onions. When the onions are browned, add the masala paste and onion pieces which are cut round. Saute well.
  • Pour vinegar, tomato puree, soya bean sauce, 1/2 cup water and add required salt.
  • Allow the curry to boil and add the fried fish pieces. Season with sugar and remove from fire when the gravy thickens.
  • Fish in tomato sauce is ready. Serve hot.
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