For preparing Karimeen Mappas, first clean the fish and cut it into medium sized slices.
Heat oil in a pan.
Splutter mustard seeds.
Saute curry leaves, chopped onion, ginger and green chillies till onions become soft.
Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt, kudam puli and 1 cup coconut milk (IInd extract) and bring it to boil.
Add the fish pieces and sliced tomato. Cook well.
When the fish gets cooked and the gravy becomes half, reduce the flame and add the Ist extract of coconut milk (thicker one) and fenugreek powder.
Just mix the dish by rotating the pan and remove it from fire.
:- Serve Pearl spot(Karimeen) Mappas hot.
:- Don`t allow the dish to boil after adding the Ist extract of coconut milk. You can use King fish(Neimeen) or Pompfret(Avoli) instead of Karimeen in this recipe.