Ayala Meen Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. Its is very tasty recipe you can enjoy with steamed Rice.
Ayala Meen Kuzhambu
Couple days back hubby bought this fish from the market. For so many days i wanted to try a village style fish curry and i decided to give a try and it turned out really good. If you guys have any traditional fish recipes which taste yum, please send it to me..I would love to give it a try.. You can check out my other fish recipes too, i have so many gravy recipes, my favourites are chettinad fish curry, ajwain fish curry, kerala red fish curry and so many..
This has become my latest favourite fish, i love the flesh and silky taste of mackerel fish so much. I have another recipe for a fried mackerel fish which will be posted very soon. I hope you will try this out and let me know how it turned out for you.
Ingredients for Ayala Meen Kuzhambu
- Ayala Meen / Mackerel Fish - 6 cut into big pieces
For Cooking Fish :
- Water - 3 cups
- Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
- Green Chilli - 2 slit
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi - ½ tsp
- Salt to taste
For Masala:
- Coconut Oil - 2 tblspn
- Garlic - 1 tblspn chopped finely
- Ginger - 1 tblspn finely chopped
- Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
- Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
- Tomatoes - 2 medium size chopped finely
- Fresh Coconut - ½ cup grated
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp or to taste
- Coriander Powder - 2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder - ½ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Tamarind Pulp - 2 tblspn
How to make Ayala Meen Kuzhambu
- Start by roasting coconut till golden brown in a kadai. Remove it to a blender and make it into a fine puree.
- Now in the same kadai. add in all the ingredients given for cooking fish. Add in fish and cover and cook for 5 mins till the fish is half cooked. Remove it to bowl.
- Now in the same kadai. Add in oil and fry ginger, garlic and curry leaves.
- In goes onions, sprinkle some salt and saute for 5 mins till it turns light golden.
- Add in tomatoes and cook for further 5 mins till it turns mushy.
- Now add in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder. Mix well.
- Add in tamarind pulp, coconut paste and saute for 7 to 8 mins till it is well mixed and oil separates.
- Add in the cooked fish along with any liquid. Mix well.
- Cover and simmer again for 5 to 7 mins or till oil floats.
- Remove and serve with rice.
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📖 Recipe
Ayala Meen Kuzhambu Recipe | Mackerel Fish Curry Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 Ayala Meen / Mackerel Fish cut into big pieces
- For Cooking Fish :
- 3 cups Water
- 2 sprig Curry Leaves
- 2 slit Green Chilli
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi
- Salt to taste
- For Masala:
- 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1 tbsp Garlic chopped finely
- 1 tbsp Ginger finely chopped
- 1 sprig sprig Curry Leaves
- 1 medium Onion chopped finely
- 2 medium Tomatoes chopped finely
- ½ cup Fresh Coconut grated
- 2 tsp Chilli Powder
- 2 tsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
Instructions
- Start by roasting coconut till golden brown in a kadai. Remove it to a blender and make it into a fine puree.
- Now in the same kadai. add in all the ingredients given for cooking fish. Add in fish and cover and cook for 5 mins till the fish is half cooked. Remove it to bowl.
- Now in the same kadai. Add in oil and fry ginger, garlic and curry leaves.
- Add in onions, sprinkle some salt and saute for 5 mins till it turns light golden.
- Add in tomatoes and cook for further 5 mins till it turns mushy.
- Now add in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder. Mix well.
- Add in tamarind pulp, coconut paste and saute for 7 to 8 mins till it is well mixed and oil separates.
- Add in the cooked fish along with any liquid. Mix well.
- Cover and simmer again for 5 to 7 mins or till oil floats.
- Remove and serve with rice.
preethi
Hi Aarthi,
Can you tell me why do we have to cook Fish separately with Chilli, Curry leaves and other spice powders then again with ground masala? Can we not add Fish after the raw smell goes from ground masala?
Aarthi
@preethiThis is a way of making this curry..You can do it any way like you want. But this way makes it more tasty.
Anonymous
can v try this method for salmon fish....?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can
Preetha
Tasty..tasty tasty!!!! Wat else I can say??? I was having some ayala meen pieces left on my fridge and want to try some different curry...just tried ur recipe. ..it came really really tasty...cant stop eating. ..:) keep up the good work
Maria Abraham
Hi Aarthi .. thus fish curry is awesome and the recipe works like a charm 🙂 Thanks a lot for sharing 🙂
Manju A
Hi Aarthi, you are my saviour in kitchen as i'm new to this. tried your fish curry recipe with pompfret fish, its really great and tasty with minimum spices. Thanks a lot for sharing.. 🙂
Shaista
Made it and loved it. thanks for sharing this recipe.
Anonymous
Thank you for the Recipe - can this be made in a normal non stick vessel or has to be this earthern ware pot
Aarthi
yes u can cook this in normal pan