NELLORE CHEPALA PULUSU

The world famous fish curry recipe which is cooked using only fresh water fish... nellore chepala pulusu has a very special recognition in andhra cuisine... no other fish curry can beat the taste of this curry ever for me n my bro.. presenting you the most popular recipe of andhra pradesh... nellore chepala pulusu.. get ready to rock your taste buds...

INGREDIENTS:

FRESH WATER FISH (I HAVE USED ROHU FISH, ANY OTHER FRESH WATER FISH CAN BE USED)	5 – 6 PIECES
ONION	1 MEDIUM
TOMATO	2 MEDIUM
TAMARIND	40 GRAMS (PULP)
RED CHILI POWDER	5 tsp
TURMERIC POWDER	½ tsp
SALT	TO TASTE
CURRY LEAVES	10 – 20 LEAVES
MUSTARD SEEDS	½ tsp
MENTHULU (FENU GREEK SEEDS)	½ tsp
BUTTER	1 tbsp

METHOD:

 Ø  Take cleaned fish in a vessel, add chili powder, salt, turmeric powder, tamarind pulp and mix them completely.

 Ø  Heat 4 – 5 tbsps. Of oil in a kadai, temper mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. Now add onions, fry till light brown, add curry leaves and then add tomatoes and cook till soft.

 Ø  Add the cooked tomatoes to the fish mix and 1 ½ - 2 cups water, cover it with a lid and cook it on a high flame till it starts boiling. Now open the lid, taste it and add red chili powder and salt if required. (If you feel the gravy is too sour you can add water to adjust the sourness at these stage).

 Ø  Cover it again with the lid and cook it on a medium flame until fish cooks and gravy gets thicker. Add butter in the end and off the gas.

SUGGESTIONS:

 ü  Stir it carefully, so that the fish doesn’t break. Usually I don’t use spatula to mix it, I hold the vessel with hands and shake it so that everything gets mixed well.