Ayala pollichathu / Mackerel in coconut milk

Meen polichathu usually preparing in banana leaf.This recipe is from my mom in law . she used to prepare it in little gravy without  banana leaf .
An easy peasy method to prepare tasty fish curry.Addition of coconut milk will give a special flavor and taste to the curry.Already I have posted the typical method with sardines (mathi).

Ingredients :

• Fish : 1/2 kg ( I used mackerel / Ayala)
• Onion chopped : 1
• Tomato chopped : 1
• Fish tamarind : 2 piece
• Garlic : 5
• Fenugreek seeds / uluva : 1/4 tspn
• Ginger chopped : 1 small piece
• Onion chopped : 1 small
• Tomato chopped : 1
• Turmeric powder : 1/4 tspn
• Chilly powder : 1 tblspn
• Coriander powder : 1 tspn
• Thick coconut milk : 1 cup
• Curry leaves : 2 spring
• Salt
• Oil

Method :

• Wash and clean the fish.Cut it in to pieces.Soak fish tamarind in water.
• Heat a clay pot with oil.Add fenugreek seeds .Let it splutter and add chopped onion, salt ,ginger garlic, and curry leaves.
• Saute it well and add chopped tomato and salt.

• Now add turmeric powder,chilly powder and coriander powder too.
• Mix it well.Add soaked fish tamarind
• Add coconut milk and 1/2 cup of water.
• Check for salt and cover the clay pot with its lid.

• Cook it in medium flame.
• Yummy meen pollichathu is ready to serve!

Note :

• If you don,t prefer gravy don't add water and make it dry then transfer it in to banana leaf