Maharastrian Fish stew

I was seaching for some fish curry with lots of sauce or fish stew to go with the Roti cause I didn't want to make rice today and I found this "hirva" fish curry from Maharastra. And I also got the Kokum the recipe called for but I was not sure how tangy this kokum is. It is sour like tamarind and I am pretty sure you can substitute tamarind juice in this curry and it will taste just a little different.
                Anyway, the thing that I really liked about Kokum is its flowery smell. mmm something about that was good. I liked it. So here is the recipe

Maharastrian Fish Stew (Fish fillet stew in Coconut and Indian Spices)

Maharastrian Green Fish Stew

Ingredients:

1. 3 boneless skinless fillet of Tilapia or Swai fish cut into bite size pieces
2. 1/4 cup fresh coconut pieces
3. 1 jalapeno or 2 serrano chile
4. 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
5. 1 teaspoon turmeric
6. 4-6 dried kokum  soaked in 3/4 cup of  hot-warm water for atleast 20 minutes. Remove the seeds
7. 1/2 teaspoon salt
8. 1 medium onion finey chopped
9. 2 garlic pods
10. 2 tablespoons oil
11. 1 cup coconut milk (optional)

Grind the coconut, chile, cilantro, garlic and kokum and grind it to paste. In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions till light brown. Add the paste and fry till oil separates. Add about 2 cups water or 1 cup water and 1 cup coconut milk if using. Add the fish and simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt and give it a taste test. Stir and serve with warm roti . And this goes very well with hot steamed rice