Bangde Mackerel Ambat / Mackerel Fish curry

4-5 fish (cat fish /tilapia/ Mackerel suits best  or any other)
1 whole coconut
1 medium onion finely chopped
5-6 red chillies
2 tsp whole coriander seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
small piece of tamarind
small piece of ginger
1 sprig of kadipatta (curry leaves)
1-2 slit green chilly


Fry the red chillies and coriander seeds in oil until it becomes crisp. Heat small amount of water and then add a small piece of tamarind, mix it properly and drain the water to make tamarind water. Grind fried red chilies, coriander seeds, tamarind water, coconut milk, ginger together. Add required amount of water also Heat oil in a pan, and fry the onions,kadipatta,slit green chilly  & ginger slice until golden brown onion. Add the mixture, turmeric powder and salt to taste. Keep it in high flame until it boils and check tast for salt .

And then add the fish pieces. Again boil it until the fish gets cooked.

(The fish gets cooked very fast. hence boil the mixture first and then add the fish.)

Your mangalore style fish curry is ready. The fish curry tastes very good the next day especially since all the masalas blend into the fish.