Sour Fish Curry Favorite And Very Tasty Assamese Dish

Assamese Sour Fish Curry

Ingredients:

• Coriander seeds 1 tbsp 
• Cumin seeds 2 tsp 
• Ground tumeric 1/2 tsp 
• Black peppercorns 1 tsp 
• Fresh ginger (10g),2cm piece grated or chopped coarsely 
• Cloves garlic 2nos
• Sunflower oil
• White firm fish  400g 
• Brown onions,2 medium sliced thinly
• Black mustard seeds 1 1/2 tsp 
• Fresh curry leaves 4 dried 
• Water 180ml 
• Chicken stock powder 1 tsp 
• Lime juice 2 fresh 
• Fish sauce 1 tbsp 

Method Of Cooking:

• Using a small pan, dry fry coriander seeds, cumin seeds and tumeric until fragrant.
• Form a paste by crushing the peppercorns, ginger, garlic and chili with pestle and mortar.
• Heat some oil in a large frying pan, pan-fry the fish fillet until cooked and lightly brown.
• Remove the fish from the pan and keep oil.
• Clean the pan and heat some oil, stir fry the onion, mustard seeds and curry leaves until the onion becomes lightly brown and translucent.
• Then add the fried spices, keep stirring until fragrant.
• Dissolve the chicken stock powder in the water and add into the pan.
• Then add in the lime juice and fish sauce.
• Bring the mixture to boil and then add the fish back into the pan. 
• Simmer for about 5 mins or until the fish is cooked.