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    Chettinad Fish Curry Recipe | Chettinad Meen Kulambu Recipe

    November 15, 2021 By Aarthi 45 Comments

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    Spicy and tasty fish curry made in chettinad style. This spices taste delicious in a proper chettinad fish curry.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. About Chettinad Fish Curry
    2. Ingredients for Chettinad Fish Curry:
    3. How to Make Chettinad Fish Curry
    4. Chettinad Fish Curry Recipe | Chettinad Meen Kulambu Recipe
    5. Chettinad Fish Curry with Step by Step Pictures

    Chettinad Fish Curry Recipe

    Okay..Its not been a while since i shared a fish recipe in this blog. Here i am with another one. I made this just today and cant wait to share it with you because of the yumminess in it. This curry has a real chettinad flavour but in a mild way. Since fish is so delicate you don't want to over power it with any strong flavours. 

    About Chettinad Fish Curry

    Chicken fish curry is the most popular dish of Chettinad Cuisine originated from Chettinad region in and around Sivaganagai district of tamilnadu .It is one of the Spiciest and Aromatic dish in Chettinad Cuisine. Chettinad fish curry is served with White rice.

    Similar Recipes,
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    Mackerel Fish Curry

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    I served it with plain rice and the meal was amazing. I am not much of a fish lover, but this dish tasted so yummy like a chicken curry. The aroma was just like that. You have to try it to believe it.

    Ingredients for Chettinad Fish Curry:

    Fish : You can use any variety of fish, I used paarai fish (Don’t overcook the fish it will break into pieces)

    Tamarind Pulp : The Tamarind pulp provides the tanginess for the fish curry

    It tastes good for two to three days in refrigerator

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    You can use any of you favorite fish in this recipe. But my favorite is paarai, it came out good. I loved the colour of this curry too, it was bright red and tasted delicious..Hope you will try this and let me know how it turned out.
     

    How to Make Chettinad Fish Curry

    • Heat oil in a mud pot. Add in fennel seeds and saute it for a min.
    • Add in onions and saute for a min. Throw in garlic and saute for 30 sec. In with tomatoes and saute well.
    • Add in spice powders and saute for a min. Add in coconut and mix well. Take that in blender and puree it well. 
    • Now in the same kadai, add in oil and heat it. Add in mustard seeds and crackle it.
    • onions and curry leaves. Saute till is golden.
    • Add in coconut masala and mix well. Cook till oil separates. Add in the long sliced tomatoes and toss well.
    • Add in tamarind pulp and some water. Mix it well and bring it to boil. 
    • Add in fish pieces and mix well. Season with salt.
    • Simmer this for 8 to 10 mins till the fish is done. Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
    • Serve with rice.
     
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    Chettinad Fish Curry Recipe | Chettinad Meen Kulambu Recipe

    Spicy and tasty fish curry made in chettinad style. This spices taste delicious in a proper chettinad fish curry.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Chettinad, Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Fish - ½ kg I used paarai fish
    • Oil - 1 tblspn
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Onion - 1 small chopped finely
    • Tomato - 1 large cut into long slices
    • Curry Leaves a sprig
    • Coriander Leaves - 2 tblspn finely chopped
    • Tamarind Pulp - 3 tblspn
    • For Sauteing and Grinding:
    • Oil - 1 tblspn
    • Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tblspn
    • Onions - 1 large sliced
    • Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
    • Tomato - 1 large chopped
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn or to taste
    • Coriander Powder - 2 tblspn
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Coconut - ½ cup grated

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oil in a earthernware kadai. Add in fennel seeds and saute it for a min.
    • Add in onions and saute for a min. Add in garlic and saute for 30 sec. Add in tomatoes and saute well.
    • Add in spice powders and saute for a min. Add in coconut and mix well. Take that in blender and puree it well.
    • Now in the same kadai, add in oil and heat it. Add in mustard seeds and crackle it.
    • Add in onions and curry leaves. Saute till is golden.
    • Add in coconut masala and mix well. Cook till oil separates. Add in the long sliced tomatoes and toss well.
    • Add in tamarind pulp and some water. Mix it well and bring it to boil.
    • Add in fish pieces and mix well. Season with salt.
    • Simmer this for 8 to 10 mins till the fish is done. Add in coriander leaves and mix well.
    • Serve with rice..

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    Chettinad Fish Curry with Step by Step Pictures

     
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    Clean your fish well

     

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    Heat oil in a kadai

     

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    Add in fennel seeds 

     

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    Add in onions 

     

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    saute it till it is translucent

     

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    add in garlic paste

     

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    Add in chopped tomatoes

     

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    saute till translucent

     

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    Add in spice powders

     

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    saute it well

     

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    add in grated coconut

     

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    saute it well

     

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    Add it in blender

     

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    till it is smooth

     

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    Heat oil in a kadai

     

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    Add in mustard seeds

     

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    Add in onions and curry leaves

     

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    saute it well

     

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    saute till it is brown

     

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    Add in ground masala

     

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    saute it well in the oil

     

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    add in salt 

     

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    cook for few mins

     

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    Add in tomatoes

     

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    Toss well

     

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    Add in tamarind pulp

     

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    some more water

     

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    mix well

     

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    add in fish pieces

     

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    mix well and cook

     

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    cover and simmer

     

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    stir in between

     

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    Cook till oil separates, it will take only 8 to 10 mins
    by which time the fish will be cooked

     

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    add in coriander leaves

     

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    mix well

     

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    serve

     

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    Comments

    1. Anonymous

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      it looks yummy, but u have mentioned one tblspoon oil, but the curry looks more oily after done...

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    2. Shirley R Graceya

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      I've been following your blog lately. I'm newly married and your blog is helping to get started with South Indian cooking. Just wanted to thank you for having the heart to share your recipes. Keep up the good work!

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    3. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousThe oil from the coconut will leach out when you simmer for a while...Hence it looks oily

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    4. Anonymous

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      When ppl are appreciating, u must thank them or give attention to them, when u started the blog u used to thank the all d ppl who has visited now u r not doing, i hope u understand.

      i have one query about fish, i used to add the fish at the end of switch off the flame else it could be broken, but u r cooking till oil seperates but the fish was still in its original shape. is there any secret method behind that?

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    5. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousHello, thanks for your comment, i know i must be appreciating my viewers, but for me finding time is the hard thing with my lil one. I am in a busy schedule right now, somehow i find some time to answers people queries. Hope you get it. At the end, i love my viewers without you all me and my blog is nothing..

      And regarding your query, after we add the coconut masala, we will saute it till oil separates and then add tamarind pulp and water and fish. Now when we simmer it for 8 to 10 mins by which time the fish will be cooked and oil will separate. there is no much secret in that except slow cooking.

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    6. uzma khan

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      Wow...luks so yummmy ginna try it tody

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    7. Asha

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      Hi Aarthi- just tried ur chettinad fish curry , came out really well. I am from Kerala and so was getting bored with our regular kerala fish curry with and without coconut-so this is a very welcome change for me. Thanks and keep blogging!
      Asha

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    8. divya cs

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      Hi Aarthi
      Tried this today... came out well,. Was yummy.. Thanks a lot......

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    9. divya cs

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      Hi Aarthi
      Tried this today... came out so well.. was yummy.. Thanks a lot....

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    10. Sheela Hepzibah

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      Hello.... I tried it today ... But I added some cumin n peppercorns in the beginning while using the fennel seeds... It came out so good.. Thanks.....

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    11. Anonymous

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      Nice dish please tell me onion tomotto in grams

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    12. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousNot sure, use the mentioned size

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    13. Anonymous

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      Hi it's really come out well thanks alot

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    14. Anonymous

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      Can I use dry coconut instead of fresh one bcos im runng short of it

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    15. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousFresh is prefered,

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    16. Anonymous

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      Hi aarthi,
      I tried ur meen kulambu receive.. It came soo well.
      Thank you so much:-)

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    17. priya siragu

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      Mam ur recepie was so simple n less time consuming.im going to try it fr sure. ...thank u fr sharing ur recipes. ... eventhoug it looks so simple u made it delicious n wonderful coz u r professional in cooking....heartfelt thanks to you

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    18. Anonymous

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      I tried this recipe today and I must say it turned out really well thank you so much for this chettinad fish curry recipe.I am going to make more often now.

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    19. Anonymous

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      Hi Ms.Aarthi
      Tried this today... came out well.... Thanks a ton

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    20. Anonymous

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      Osum recipe...
      Came ot really well...
      Ty Aarthi

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    21. Anonymous

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      Tried this gravy today it was yummy.. Loved it.... Thanks for the recepie.

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    22. jaganeefa4

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      Hey awesome recipe thanx.

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    23. Anonymous

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      Hi nice recipe...going to try out today...but noticed there was no salt in the ingredients list...should we add salt according to our taste or should we mix salt and fish and keep it aside in the beginning..thanks in advance

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    24. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousu have to add salt in the masala..i missed it in the ingredients list

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    25. Gomi

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      Vanakam sis... Thank u so much for ur recipe ... Its really worked. My mum got a big shocked cos a 17 years old girl can cooked a delicious chettinad fish curry. She ask me the secret but i just give her a wink😉😉😉😉... Hhaha thanks sis 😘😘😘

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    26. Anonymous

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      Vanakam sis... Thank u so much for ur recipe ... Its really worked. My mum got a big shocked cos a 17 years old girl can cooked a delicious chettinad fish curry. She ask me the secret but i just give her a wink😉😉😉😉... Hhaha thanks sis 😘😘😘 -Gomi-

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    27. Anonymous

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      Hi Aarthi, I tried it today and it came out very well. My Husband and Daughter ( who never eats fish gravy ) liked it .Thanks a lot

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    28. Pavithra S

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      Thank you for the recipe. It is so simple for beginners.

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    29. Anonymous

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      I tried this recipe it came out very well as I am new for cooking this helps me a lot to learn thank u

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    30. Afreen

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      Thanks a lot Aarthi, your recipe was a super hit. Its so simple at the same time real smack. Thank you once again. Cheers.

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    31. Anonymous

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      Hi Arthi, i tried your recipe it came out very well , but it was lil sweetish but i've not added sugar or jaggery, can you tell me what could have went wrong?

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    32. Aarthi

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      @Anonymoussweetenes must be from tomatoes. add little more tamarind next time

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    33. mani.blog

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      hi, can you please give the recipe for tamilnadu style fish curry without using coconut .... without using coconut the curry will stay for more than 3 days and get tastier every day.. i dont get the curry thick without using coconut but some people do it perfectly

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    34. Anonymous

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      Hello Aarthi, your food blog is wonderful. i wanted to cook something different with fish & came across this recipe. i was wondering what kind of tamarind do you use? the kind that you find in india that you need to soak in hot water? and also do you pour the tamarind water with the seeds into the curry? thank you

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    35. sasikala palanivelu

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      really superb thanks for sharing 🙂

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    36. Radhika

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      Add your blog name is, the recipe was yummy.

      Thank you for the recipe.

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    37. Anonymous

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      Hai Arthi, tried your chettinadu fish curry recipe today. Great recipe. Super taste

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    38. Unknown

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      Hi, Thanks!! I'm a new learner and this blog is helping me out to cook all kinds of recipes. I would rate this website as best one for south Indian recipes.

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    39. Anonymous

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      i tried out this fish curry....was really awesome. as usual taste excellent the next day....sure a keeper recipe.thanks.god bless

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    40. Anonymous

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      Can i use different fish instead of paari?? Thanks

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    41. jaikanthjaipal007

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      Many thanks for the recipe. My first fish curry preparation turned super hit and won laurels from my room mates. Credit to Yummy Tummy Aarthi.
      Regards,
      [email protected]

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    42. Rams

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      I made this today and it turned out like hotel-bought. Very very very very yummy.. thank you so much for sharing this.
      And I used kanangathai fish.

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    43. Woman Today

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      Wow, such a delicious recipe, I have never tried fish with curry but this recipe is perfect to try it!

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    44. CL

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      What podi did you use?

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    45. Gauri

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      5 stars
      mouth watering, soon gona try this recipe

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