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Kerala fish curry.

Jun-05-2017
Jaya Rajesh
10 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
5 People
Serves
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ABOUT Kerala fish curry. RECIPE

This is really spicy curry which is enjoyed with steamed rice.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Medium
  • Everyday
  • Kerala
  • Simmering
  • Boiling
  • Sauteeing
  • Side Dishes
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 5

  1. 1/2 kilo pomfret/seer or any fish.
  2. 7-8 shallots
  3. 1 medium sized riped tomato
  4. 2-3 Garlic Cloves
  5. Pulp from 1 small lemon sized tamarind.
  6. 1/2 a coconut scraped
  7. few curry leaves
  8. a pinch of fenugreek seeds
  9. 1/4 tsp mustard seed
  10. 1.5 tsp chili powder
  11. 2 tsp coriander powder
  12. Water as needed
  13. Salt according to taste
  14. Few dry red chili's.
  15. 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder.

Instructions

  1. Clean fish fillets and marinate it with salt and little turmeric powder.
  2. In small bowl add chili powder and coriander powder and little water and make thick paste and keep it aside
  3. In a iron skillet add in a 1/2 tbsp of coconut oil and add coconut,shallots and garlic and salute till it's light brown.
  4. Add a pinch each of coriander powder,chili powder and turmeric powder.
  5. Once done grind into smooth paste with little water.
  6. Again in the skillet add 1.5 tbsp oil and add remaining onions and saute till they they turn pink. Add in tomatoes and saute till they are mushy.
  7. Next add in coconut paste and the chili and coriander powder paste that we made earlier and cook till oil starts ooz out.
  8. Add tamarind pulp and enough water and let it come to a boil.
  9. When it starts to boil and in fish peices and season it with salt.
  10. Cook till the fish is done. Stir by moving the vessel don't use spoons at this stage as it may cause the fish peice to break
  11. Now add remaining oil in a small pan, followed mustard seeds, curry leaves,dry red chilies and fenugreek seeds temper it and add it to curry.
  12. Serve hot with boiled tapioca.

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Sreemoyee Bhattacharjee
Jul-17-2017
Sreemoyee Bhattacharjee   Jul-17-2017

The recipe sounds yum but please upload a clearer picture of the same so as to showcase the final product.

Milli Garg
Jun-06-2017
Milli Garg   Jun-06-2017

Please upload picture witha different view of the dish...

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