This fish masala powder recipe has a combination of spices toasted and powdered together. You can use this to make kuzhambu or fish fry too.
Fish Masala Powder
This recipe comes from my bestie jafrin moms, i have written about her many times in my blog. I have posted many of her recipes in my blog. Couple months back we were having a chat together, at that time she told me about a fish recipe, i really liked it and wanted to try.
Last week hubby got fish and i decided to give her recipe a shot, i ringed her up and asked that recipe once again. The main ingredient in that is a special fish masala powder and she told me that her mom makes that at home. I asked her that recipe as well, and immediately she asked her mom the recipe and conveyed it to me..
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First I tried the masala powder and then made the tangy and spicy puli meen recipe and it was a huge success, everyone loved it specially "hubby - the fish lover" loved it..I even made her mom's fish curry as well, which was spot on..Will share both the recipe soon.
Recipe for Fish Masala Powder
Coriander Seeds
Cumin Seeds
Black Pepper
Dry Red Chilli
Turmeric Powder
Curry leaves
Oil
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
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Fish Masala Powder Recipe (Homemade) | Meen Masala Powder
Ingredients
For Small Batch:
- Coriander Seeds / Malli - 1 cup
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1.5 tblspn
- Black Pepper - 2 tsp
- Dry Red Chilli - 15 to 20
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves a handful
- Oil - few drops for roasting chillies
For Large Batch:
- Coriander Seeds / Malli - ½ kg
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 50 gram
- Black Pepper - 25 grams
- Dry Red Chilli - ¼ kg
- Turmeric Powder - 2 tblspn
- Curry leaves a big bunch
- Oil - 1 tsp for roasting chillies
Instructions
- Roast all the ingredients separately till it is toasty.
- Take it in a plate and let it cool down.
- Take it in a blender, add in turmeric and powder.
- Store it in an airtight container.
Notes
2)Instead of roasting you can dry the whole thing under sun and then powder it.
3)For more flavour, instead of turmeric powder use fresh dry turmeric and powder it.
Fish Masala Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Start by toasting coriander seeds |
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| toast them on a low heat |
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| Now it has turned a little darker |
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| remove them to a plate |
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| Take cumin seeds and pepper in the same pan |
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| toast them |
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| now it has turned darker |
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| Remove them to the same plate |
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| Now take curry leaves in dry pan |
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| roast till it gets dry |
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| remove it |
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| Now i added just a few drops of oil |
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| added in the dry red chillies |
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| roast them |
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| the chillies has turned dark |
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| remove it to a plate |
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| Now let this cool down |
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| Take a blender jar |
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| add all the ingredients in |
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| add in some turmeric powder |
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| time to blend |
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| i love the aroma of it |
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| Store in an airtight container |
TheFlair4thedramatic
What about fennel and fenugreek seeds? Could I add cardamom and cinnamon to it or is tat not part of a proper tamil fish curry?!
Anonymous
Fennel, Cardamom & Cinnamon are too strong flavours for fish, best avoided
Namrata desai
This is an awesome recipe I tried it last time for fish curry.
Aarthi
@TheFlair4thedramaticno need for all those..this is how i make it.
Anonymous
Is it used for a coconut based curry?
How does this make the curry tangy. Should you add tamarind or lemon will do?
Lavali
I'm going try this, look super good, tq for sharing
Homemade always the best
Anonymous
Hi aarthi , could u please tell me the measurement for one cup??
Mohamed
Hi... I add chillies more I think... Its very spicy... Wat should i do...how to tackle this...
Basi
Hi..i add chillies more i think.. How to tackle this spicy.. Plz reply
Charles Thomas Rieley
Please send me the recipe for curry powder with quantity of ingredients.
Also do you have made recipe for meat masala chops.