Ammachi's Authentic Fish Curry - No coconut milk!

Grandma's Fish Curry

My grandma who had visited us back in 1970s from Tamil Nadu.
No coconut milk added. Simple and healthy.
I used fresh trouts in Germany.


Ingredients:

2 whole fresh trouts (impurities removed, cleaned, and seasoned it with a salt and turmeric)
2TB olive  or sunflower oil
3 fresh Roma tomatoes
1 medium-sized red onion (chopped)
3 cloves of garlic (chopped)
2 TB ginger (chopped)
a fistful of fresh tamarind
2 cups of water

2 TB Baba's fish curry powder
1 TB Baba's chilli powder

2 Curry leaf twigs
Some coriander leaves for garnishing

Method
Heat up oil
Throw in the curry leaves
Fry chopped onions till golden brown
Next ginger & garlic till light brown
Then add chopped tomatoes
Add curry powders till you smell the aromas
Add tamarind juice and let it boil for about 10 mins
Add fish and cook for 5 mins.
Turn off stove and let it rest for about 45 mins.
Ready to eat with any type of white rice or with bread.