Spicy Fish Fry

Fried fish with aromatic curry leaves
Ingredients:

• 4 big fish fillets (king fish, pomfret, salmon or tilapia)
• 1 tbl spn tamarind (do not use extract, it does not make thick paste)
• 4-5 big garlic cloves (if using smaller variety available in India, use about 8-10)
• 1 tea spn chilli powder (use more if you can handle the heat)
• 7-8 curry leaves
• Oil
• Salt

Instructions:

1. Make a thick paste of tamarind, garlic, chilli powder and salt.
2. Apply the paste to fish pieces and leave it for atleast 30mins.
3. Heat a tava and spread a little oil.
4. Cut curry leaves in few pieces.
5. Spread half of the leaves on the tava.
6. Keep the marinated fish on the curry leaves.
7. Spread remaining leaves on the top.
8. Fry from both sides till the fish is cooked through.
9. Serve hot with lemon and onion rings.