MACKEREL CURRY WITH BLACK GRAM & FENUGREEK

Preparation Method :

• Cut one onions into slices and finely chop the other 3 onions.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a pan. Stir-fry rice till it becomes dark brown and remove from oil.
• Add black gram to the oil and stir-fry till browned. Remove the black gram.
• Add in the fenugreek and black peppercorns to the same oil. When splatters remove from heat.
• Stir-fry the sliced onions with oil in a clean pan till golden brown. Add grated coconut and stir-fry till brown.
• Grind the stir fried rice and black gram together to coarsely powder.
• Stir fry the grated coconut in a pan. Now grind stir-fried coconut, tamarind, chillies and turmeric to a rough paste and keep aside.
• Grind fenugreek and peppercorns to a fine paste.
• Stir fry the chopped onions in the remaining oil until onion becomes soft.
• Add ground coconut mixture with 5 cups water and salt. Add mackerels.
• Then mix ground rice and black gram dal with the curry. Add the fenugreek and peppercorn paste. Stir and cook for about 3 - 5 minutes.