GREEN FISH CURRY-FISH IN THICK COCONUT SAUCE!!!

Curries are very famous in Asia especially India,its a thick sauce of spices,vegetables and the main ingredient of the curry can be a vegetable or meat or both.They are usually accompanide with rice but can be served with breads too,it goes down well with both.
                   The following recipe is of fish curry, in a coconut base,any sea food goes very well with coconut base,be it coconut powder or coconut milk,the combination of coconut and sea food gives a good texture,flavour and taste to the dish,coconut gives the dish a mild flavour without killing the main taste of the sea food.
               Heres the recipe:
Cooking time: 20mins
Preparation time: 10mins
Serves: 4-5 persons.

 Ingredients:

• Fish pieces-1kg(I took mackerel-you can take any fish u like)
• For the curry paste:
• Thick coconut milk-1cup or  fine coconut powder-3/4cup
• Green chilli-3-4nos
• White cumin seeds-1tsp
• Corriander leaves-1/4 cup
• Lime juice-1/2tsp
• Garllic pods- 3-4
• Onions-1no medium sized(chopped).
• Curry leaves-5-6nos.
• Salt to taste
• Oil- 2tbsp.

Cooking Instructions:

• Wash the fish pieces thoroughly.Apply lime juice.keep it for 5 mins and wash again.This takes out the smell.keep it aside.
• In a pan put a tsp of oil and saute the onions till they become translucent,you shouldnt let it get brown.
• In a grinder put all the ingredients except oil and curry leaves and grind to a very fine paste.
• In a pan put oil,warm it and put the curry leaves saute for about half a minute and then add the curry paste with 1/2 cup of water.Cook this mixture till oil  oozes out,this process takes about 5-10min on a medium flame.
• Add water according to your desired consistency,let it boil.Simmer the flame and add the fish pieces,cover and cook for 4-5mins.Do not overcook,the fish pieces will break and it kills the proteins in the fish.
• Serve hot with rice or any bread.