World Flavors Cookbook

Fish Ambul Thiyal (Sour Fish Curry)

Name: Fish Ambul Thiyal (Sour Fish Curry)
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: firm fish (tuna or kingfish), goraka (black tamarind), black pepper, salt, cinnamon, curry leaves, garlic

A dry, sour fish curry unique to Sri Lanka, preserved with goraka (black tamarind).

Cuisine: Sri Lanka

Ingredients

firm fish (tuna or kingfish), goraka (black tamarind), black pepper, salt, cinnamon, curry leaves, garlic

Instructions

Soak goraka and grind into a paste. Cube the fish. Coat fish with goraka paste, plenty of black pepper, and other spices. Cook in a clay pot over low heat until the liquid is fully absorbed and the fish is dry.