Fish curry / meen kuzhambu (South Indian style)

Ingredients:
🦈 Fish - 1 kg 
🦈Small onions - 10 to 15
🦈Tomato - 1 medium
🦈Green chilli - 3 
🦈Garlic pods - 8 or 10
🦈Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
🦈Red Chilli powder - 2 tsp
🦈Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
🦈Tamarind paste - 1tbsp( as per your taste)
🦈Fennel powder- 1 tsp
🦈Salt - as required
🦈Oil - 3 tbsp (preferably gingeley oil)

To season:
🦈Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
🦈Mustard seeds+Urud Dal - 1/4 tsp
🦈Thaalippu Vadagam( sun-dried seasoning balls) - 1/4 tsp
🦈Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
🦈Curry leaves - 1/2 sprig(reserve the other half of the sprig for later)

Preparation:-

🦈Clean and wash the fish well . Cut them into pieces. Keep them aside.
🦈In a wok/kadai ,add oil. Once it heats up,add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, vadagam, cumin seeds, and curry leaves.
🦈Add garlic pods and saute them for a minute.
🦈Add chopped small onion, tomato , green chilli and a little salt , saute it very well .
🦈 Then add 2 cups of water , red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and fennel powder. Continue cooking for half an hour on low flame.
🦈Add tamarind paste and bring to boil.
🦈 Add fish pieces and salt into the boiling mixture . Continue cooking for 15-20 minutes or until the curry is thick.
🦈Once fish is cooked well and remove from fire.
🦈 Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with boiled rice .