Village Style Hot and Sour Fish Curry - Sole Fish / Tongue Sole / Naaku Meen / நாக்கு மீன் குழம்பு

Ingredients :

Sole Fish / Tongue Sole / Naakku Meen - 250 gm Tamarind - 2 " ball size Green Chili - 2 no (chopped, 2" long) Curry Leaves - 2 stk Water - 2 cup Oil - 3 tbsp Salt to taste. To Grind into Coarsely Paste : Small Onion - 1 cup (or) Onion - 2 no (chopped) Tomato - 1 no (chopped) Garlic - 8 clove Red Chili Powder - 2 tsp Cumin Seeds Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Method :

Steps To Make Village Style Hot and Sour Fish Curry : First soak tamarind for half an hour in a cup of water, extract pulp and keep aside. Grind the mentioned ingredients in to coarse paste and keep aside.

Now in a cooking pan, add coarsely ground paste, green chili and curry leaves. Then pour the tamarind water, required salt and a cup of water, mix well.

Now only heat  pan, cook for 5 min until the curry starts boiling and raw smell leaves. Finally add the fish pieces and oil, mix carefully lightly. Cover the lid and cook for another 5 min and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve Hot with Spicy Fried Sole Fish, Sankara Fish Fry, Onion Fish Fry and Spicy Lemon Fish Fry.