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Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu Recipe

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Saiva Meen Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Cow Peas, spices, onion and tomatoes.

 

Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu

This is one of the recipe which i wanted to make for quite a long time. I made it few months back and it was sitting in the draft folder for a long time, finally i took it and it turned out great..Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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Ingredients for Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu

  • For Saiva Fish:
  • Cow Peas / Thatta Payir - 1 cup
  • Garlic - 2 cloves
  • Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
  • Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
For Kulambu:
  • Oil - 2 tblspn + 2 tblspn
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -  1tsp
  • Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam - ¼ tsp
  • Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves a spring
  • Shallots / Sambar Onion - 10 chopped finely
  • Green Chillies - 2
  • Tomatoes - 1 large chopped finely
  • Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
  • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1.5 tblspn
  • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
  • Tamarind Pulp - 3 tblspn
  • Water - 2 to 3 cups
  • Salt to taste

How to make Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu

  1. Take cow peas, soak them overnight. Drain them and add it to blender. Add other ingredients and make it into a coarse puree.
  2. Spread this over some aluminium foil or banana leaf and steam them for 15 to 20 mins. Remove them and cut into strips. Pan fry them in oil and set aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan, Add in mustard, fenugreek, fennel, curry leaves and sizzle for a min.
  4. Now add in onions, green chillies and tomatoes. Season with salt and cook till it turns mushy.
  5. Now add in tamarind pulp and water. Bring it to a boil.
  6. Add in the fried pieces and simmer it for 15 mins.
  7. Serve.

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    Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu Recipe | Vegetarian Fish Curry Recipe

    Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Cow Peas
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes
    Total Time 50 minutes
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 176 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • For Saiva Fish:
    • 1 cup Cow Peas / Thatta Payir
    • 2 cloves Garlic
    • 2 teaspoon Chilli Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
    • Salt to taste
    • For Kulambu:
    • 4 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam
    • ½ teaspoon Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
    • Curry leaves a spring
    • 10 Shallots / Sambar Onion chopped finely
    • 2 Green Chillies
    • 1 large Tomatoes chopped finely
    • 2 teaspoon Chilli Powder
    • 1.5 tablespoon Coriander Powder / Malli Podi
    • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • 3 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
    • 2 to 3 cups Water
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Take cow peas, soak them overnight. Drain them and add it to blender. Add other ingredients and make it into a coarse puree.
    • Spread this over some aluminium foil or banana leaf and steam them for 15 to 20 mins. Remove them and cut into strips. Pan fry them in oil and set aside.
    • Heat oil in a pan, Add in mustard, fenugreek, fennel, curry leaves and sizzle for a min.
    • Now add in onions, green chillies and tomatoes. Season with salt and cook till it turns mushy.
    • Now add in tamarind pulp and water. Bring it to a boil.
    • Add in the fried pieces and simmer it for 15 mins.
    • Serve.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu Recipe | Vegetarian Fish Curry Recipe
    Serving Size
     
    1 servings
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    176
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    15
    g
    23
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    0.1
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    9
    g
    Sodium
     
    120
    mg
    5
    %
    Potassium
     
    237
    mg
    7
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    13
    g
    4
    %
    Fiber
     
    3
    g
    13
    %
    Sugar
     
    7
    g
    8
    %
    Protein
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    976
    IU
    20
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    10
    mg
    12
    %
    Calcium
     
    32
    mg
    3
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu step by step pictures

 
Start by soaking cow peas overnight
take it in a blender
add in garlic
and some fennel seeds
add in little chilli powder
make it into a coarse puree
spoon this over some foil
spread it evenly
fold it over
make one more
heat a steamer
place the package in a steamer
cover and steam
unwrap it
cut into slices
heat oil in a pan
pan fry them
toast them till golden
remove them and set aside
Take all your ingredients for kulambu
Heat oil in a pan
add in mustard and fenugreek seeds
fennel seeds
add in curryleaves
add in onions, garlic, green chillies
mix well..add some salt
saute till golden
add in tomatoes
mix well
cook till tomatoes turn mushy
add in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder
mix well
add in tamarind pulp
add water
bring it to boil
add in the fried pieces
simmer it for a while
done
Serve
 
 

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  1. Anonymous

    Hi Aarthi...

    I dont have foil with mw.... have any idea to achieve the same.

    Komathi

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  3. Anonymous

    Should we dry roast the cowpeas before soaking?

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  5. Unknown

    When I saw the words, "Saiva" and "Meen" together in the title, I thought, you must be kidding me! Looks good! Kudos on using a clay pan 🙂. It may add a bit of a earthy flavor to the dish.

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  6. B. John

    Hi there! I'm from Pennsylvania, & Ive been following your webpage for a while and love all your posts! I do a lot of south indian cooking and I've been inspired to try out the various dishes and they've been really yummy ! Really good website you have and great recipes esp like this saiva meen post :)! Its a great site however one thing that's a put off for me is..maybe its just with me -Recently all the ads that run right across recipes and your page and i can hardly read the recipe and then out of sheer annoyance, I just close the whole page down and search elsewhere for recipes. the momen I close one ad another couple more pop up and takes away all the joy of reading your webpage..just thought i must let you know .

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    • Aarthi

      I have no one complain about this. I will look into it.

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