Fish in Coconut Curry

I love simple curries with rice. It's a no nonsense meal that is easy to make and tastes great on its own without diluting the taste with accompaniments which is so common with Indian meals.

Here's what you need:
1 tsp mustard seeds
5-10 curry leaves
2-3 green chillies, slit
Some ginger & garlic (I prefer using them fresh instead of the packaged pastes) 
2 finely chopped onions
2 large tomatoes chopped (or pureed if you are fussy like me about bits of tomato in curries)
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp tamarind paste or juice of 1 lemon
Chilli powder according to tolerance
Approx 300ml coconut milk
1/2 kg fish, sliced (I use Rawas - Indian Salmon or Surmai - King fish)
Salt/pepper to taste


Garnish
Chopped coriander 

Heat adequate oil in a pan and fry the mustard seeds with the curry leaves till they pop. Add the green chillies, onion and ginger/garlic. Cook till the onions are translucent. Add the turmeric and chilli powder and stir for about a minute. Add the rest of the ingredients all together and simmer for about 15-20 minutes till the fish is cooked

Serve with plain rice or naan