Simple Fish Thel Dala (Srilankan)

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• 700 g redfish fillet
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp black peppercorn crushed
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vinegar

Clean and cut fish fillets into bite-sized pieces, marinade with cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt and vinegar for 15min.

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• 2 onions
• 1 tomato

Peel and slice onions, dice tomato.

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• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp black mustard seed
• 1 sprig curry leaf
• 1 pandan leaf
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 cardamom pods
• 2 cloves

Heat oil in a nonstick pan. Add mustard seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, pandan and curry leaves. Heat up until mustard seeds pop.

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• 1 chili pepper

Add onions and chili pepper and fry on medium to high heat till onions soften.

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When onions start to turn brown, move onion mix to the side and add fish to the pan and spread out. Cook for 5 min.

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Turn fish pieces with a fork carefully and keep cooking on high heat till the water evaporates and fish starts to brown.

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When bottom of the fish starts to brown, turn fish and mix with onions, add tomatoes at the end. Sauté for another 2min and remove from heat. Serve with rice, parippu and a vegetable dish, e.g. swiss chard.

Enjoy your meal!