Red FishCurry

Ingredients :
Fish* :1/2 kg
Green chilly :2
Onion* :1
Ginger : 1' piece
Kashmiri chilly : 2tbsp
Chilly powder :1tsp
Corriander powder :1tsp
Turmeric powder :1/2tsp
kudampuli / kokum : 4 pieces
Curry leaves : a handful
Coconut Oil :2tbs
Salt to taste

Method:
Clean and cut fish into medium size pieces.
Wash kudampuli and soak in  a cup of hot water and set aside.
Make a paste with all the powders listed above.
Crush onion  along with green chilly and ginger.
Heat oil in a clay pot and saute the crushed onion mixture till the raw smell leaves and turns to a light brown colour.Add few curry leaves also.
Reduce the flame and add the paste , enough salt and stir well.
Add kudampuli along with water . Add one more cup of water and combine well.
Boil on a high flame till the gravy is thick.When the gravy is thick add one more cup of water and bring to boil.
Now add the fish pieces , cover with a lid and cook on a low flame ..
When the gravy is thick enough , add few more curry leaves and a tsp of oil and switch off the flame.

* you can use any fish of your choice*
*Instead of onion you can add shallots also *