Fish Ambul Thiyal (Sour fish curry)

Fish ambul thiyal is a special dish from southern part of Sri Lanka.If we cook it correctly,the dish is with sour & spicy taste.Also it can be kept about  1 week in a clay pot.

INGREDIENTS:
500g fish (Tuna is most suitable)
½ onion – sliced
8 tablespoons black pepper
5 - 6 gamboge (goraka)
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon curry powder
¼ teaspoon turmeric
3-4 sprigs of curry leaves
3-4 Garlic cloves
salt - to taste
About 2-3 cups water (It is depend on the size of the saucepan)

DIRECTIONS: 

Roast curry powder, chili powder & turmeric until golden brown.

Wash,clean & Cut the fish into pieces and put it into a saucepan.

Grind all other ingredients into a paste including Gamboge (goraka)

Here is a picture of Gamboge.(goraka)

This is very tasty if cook in an earthen or clay pot.

Make a layer of curry leaves on the bottom of the pan.

Then add few spoons of the mix on top of it.

Then layer fish pieces without breaking those.

Add the spice mix on top & add remaining water.

cook the fish in medium heat till the gravy is become so thick or no gravy

Do not stir.If stir,do it carefully without breaking the pieces.
Taste for salt.

This dish is tasty when it is dried.Means keep the flame until all the gravy is absorbed.

Serve with rice.