Post Pregnancy Fish Curry Recipe

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This is one recipe which i had daily as my post pregnancy food during the first month. Even though my mom is a vegetarian she made this curry for me, it has ajwain, dry ginger, garlic, shallots, curry leaves and many other things in this which helps increase milk during breast feeding. You can check all my post pregnancy recipes too..There is a veg version of this curry, which i will post very soon.

So try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 5 mins

Cooking Time : 35 to 45 mins

Serves : 4

Ingredients:

Fish Pieces – 300 grams ( I used Therachi)

Brinjal – 1 large cubed

Drumstick – 1 small chopped and slit in the middle

Tamarind Pulp – 2 tblspn

Water as needed

Salt to taste

For Roasting & Grinding:
Oil – 1 tblspn
Ajwain / Omam – 2 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 2 tsp
Shallots / Sambar Onion – 6
Garlic – 10 cloves

Fresh Coconut – 1.5 cup grated

Red Chilli Powder – 1 to 2 tblspn

Coriander Powder – 2 tblspn
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
Dry Ginger Powder – 2 tsp

Curry Leaves a small handful

Method:

Heat oil in a kadai, add in all roasting ingredients except coconut and powdered spices and saute for a min. Add in coconut and roast till it gets golden and well roasted. Add all powdered spices and toast till golden. Take them in a bowl and let it cool for 5 mins. Now take the roasted mix in a blender along with tamarind. and make it into a smooth puree by adding some water.

Now take drumstick, brinjal and curry leaves in the same kadai. Add in some water, coconut masala and salt. Cover this and cook for 10 mins till the veggies is cooked.

Add in fish pieces and cook for 7 to 10 mins till the fish is cooked.

Serve this curry with rice.

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