Nethili Mean Kuzhambu

Nethili - 150 gms
Onion - 1 Big Cut into 4 or 6 pieces
Tomato 2 medium into 4-6 pieces
Green chilli - 4 to 5
Garlic Pods - 5 to 6 cloves
curry leaves few
Coconut grated - 1/2 cup
ani seeds - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1 tsp
chilli powder - 1/2 tsp (optional if you want more spice)
mustard and urud dhall for seasoning 1 tsp
salt and water as required

Method :

1. In a pan add 1 spoon of oil and put aniseeds when it spluters add onion, tomato, green chilli and garlic to this and saute it until its half cooked.cool it and add grated coconut and grind it to a smooth paste.

2.Now in a another pan add oil and put mustard and urud dhall to it and when it spluters add few chopped onion and curry leaves, saute it when its cooked add the ground paste.

3. Add turmeric powder and required salt and water to this and leave ot to a boil. if you think the spice is less you can add little chilli powder.

4. Bring it to a boil when its raw smell leaves add the nethili fish to this and leave it to boil again and stop the flame.

5. Serve hot with white rice.