Coriander Fish Sambal - Simply delicious

If you like spicy food  you will love this dish

Coriander Fish Sambal

Ingredients

I kg Black Pomfret (cut into slices)

3 large onions (sliced)

3 garlic pips (chopped)

2” inch piece young ginger (cut into strips)

10 dried chilies (ground to a paste)

3 tabsp tomato puree

1 level tabsp cumin powder

2 tabsp of tamarind juice

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

1/2teasp turmeric powder

Sugar to taste

I large bunch coriander leaves (root to be pounded, leaves and stems to be chopped finely)

1 large red chili (sliced for garnish)

Method

1.  Rub fish slices with turmeric and salt and set aside for ½ an hour.

2.  Fry fish slices till done.

3.  Heat 2 tabsp of oil in wok, throw in garlic, ginger and pounded coriander roots, fry till fragrant. Add in chili paste and fry till oil rises, put in cumin powder and fry for ½ a minute.

4.  Mix in tomato puree, tamarind juice and ¾ of the chopped coriander, add sugar and salt to taste. Add a little hot water and let it simmer slowly for 10 mins. It should be a thick gravy

5.  Put in the fish slices. Mix well and heat through. Dish out and garnish with sliced red chilies and remaining coriander leaves, serve with hot rice. Simply delicious.