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    Fish Curry Recipe

    July 11, 2022 By Aarthi 35 Comments

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    Fish Curry Recipe with Step by Step pictures. Meen kuzhambu Recipe made with a spicy coconut masala and tamarind cooked till thick. This taste amazing with rice.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. How to Make Fish Curry
    2. Pro Tips for Meen Kuzhambu
    3. Fish Curry Recipe | Meen Kulambu Recipe
    4. Version 1 : Fish Curry Recipe
    5. Version 2: Fish Curry Recipe
    6. Fish curry recipe step by step pictures

    Meen Kulambu Recipe

    I should admit to you a truth my friends. I am not a expert in cooking fish dishes, i never liked fish recipes, we don't cook fish recipes often, most of the fish recipes which i try has been a flop for me, THESE ALL HAPPENED BEFORE MARRIAGE.

    Once i got married to a total fish addict. I started learning fish recipes slowly. Once of the basic recipe is fish curry, I make it in my style, but my hubby was not very keen into that curry. So he thought me how to make the perfect fish curry in the world. And i should admit the truth that it was yum, i started eating fish lovingly from that day onwards.

    How to Make Fish Curry

    • Take all the grinding ingredients in a blender and add water. Grind into a smooth paste.
    • Now take drumstick, brinjal, tomato in a kadai and add some water.
    • Add in salt, turmeric and tamarind and mix well. Cover and cook this for 10 mins.
    • Add in the ground masala and mix well. Add water if needed.
    • Once it reaches to a boil. Set the flame to simmer and let it cook for 5 to 8 mins.
    • Now add in the sardine pieces and simmer for 10 more mins.
    • Throw in a handful of curry leaves and mix well. Let it simmer for 2 more mins.
    • Now switch off the flame and let it sit covered till ready to eat.
    • Serve with hot rice.
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    He would say that a fish curry should not be bland, it should be spicy, tangy, salty, aromatic, flavourful all at the same point. Also adding these veggies makes it more flavourful. So now i make this often for my hubby and i would wait for him to take his first mouthful, to hear his wordings. During my first attempts he would say "not bad", now he says " yum". Yay i won.. So i am sharing you my hubby perfect fish curry recipe.

    Pro Tips for Meen Kuzhambu

    • If you have sour raw mango add it into the curry and skip the tamarind part.
    • This curry gets more flavour and taste the next day when it is reheated.
    • Adjust the spice, tart and salt level as per your taste.
    • You could use any fish of your choice.
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    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    Fish Curry Recipe | Meen Kulambu Recipe

    Fish Curry with Step by Step pictures. Meen kulambu made with a spicy coconut masala and tamarind cooked till thick. This taste amazing with rice.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Sardine Fish / Chala Meen - 20 pieces cleaned & washed
    • Brinjal - 1 medium size cubed
    • Drumstick - ½ a long one slit in middle and cut into pieces
    • Tomato - 1 medium size cubed
    • Salt to taste
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Tamarind Pulp - 3 tblspn or to taste
    • Curry leaves - a handful
    • To grind :
    • Coconut - 1.5 cup
    • Chilli Powder - 2 tblspn or to taste
    • Coriander Powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
    • Shallots / Sambar Onion / Chinna Ulli - 4
    • Garlic - 2 cloves
    • Whole Pepper / Mullu Milagu - 1 tsp
    • Water as needed to grind

    Instructions
     

    • Take all the grinding ingredients in a blender and add water. Grind into a smooth paste.
    • Now take drumstick, brinjal, tomato in a kadai and add some water.
    • Add in salt, turmeric and tamarind and mix well. Cover and cook this for 10 mins.
    • Add in the ground masala and mix well. Add water if needed.
    • Once it reaches to a boil. Set the flame to simmer and let it cook for 5 to 8 mins.
    • Now add in the sardine pieces and simmer for 10 more mins.
    • Throw in a handful of curry leaves and mix well. Let it simmer for 2 more mins.
    • Now switch off the flame and let it sit covered till ready to eat.
    • Serve with hot rice.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erckl264oOs
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    Version 1 : Fish Curry Recipe

     
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    Take all your ingredients
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    Clean your sardine pieces
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    These are the grinding ingredients
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    Take them in a blender
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    Make into a fine puree
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    Take brinjal, drumstick, tomato in a kadai
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    Pour little water to cook this
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    Add salt and turmeric
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    Add some tamarind juice
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    mix well
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    cover to cook
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    cook till veggies are tender
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    Add the coconut masala
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    let it boil
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    Add fish pieces
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    mix well
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    throw in curry leaves
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    let it simmer
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    all done
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    Serve

    Version 2: Fish Curry Recipe

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    Are you looking for a proper fish curry, then this is it. This recipe is given from my mother. she is a pure vegetarian, but she knows to cook fish. She told me to try this fish curry and i did it too. It came out so good .I hope you will try it soon..

    Ingredients for Meen Kulambu

    • Fish Pieces - ½ kg (Any White Fleshed Fish will do)
    • Tamarind Pulp - 2 tblspn
    • Coconut Oil- 2 tblspn
    • Curry leaves a spring
    • Salt to taste
    For Masala:
    • Coconut - 1 cup
    • Dry Red Chilli - 5
    • Shallots / Sambar Onion - 5
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1 tblspn
    • Cumin Powder / Jeeraka Podi - 1 tsp
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Pepper Powder - 1 tsp

    How to make Meen Kulambu

    1. Take all the ingrediants given for the masala in a blender and make into a fine puree.
    2. Add that to a kadai and pour required amount of water.
    3. Add in tamarind and salt and mix well.
    4. Bring this to a boil.
    5. Add in the fish pieces and cook for 10 mins or untill the fish is done.
    6. Heat coconut oil in a pan. Add curry leaves to it and fry them for 30 seconds.
    7. Pour this over the curry and mix well.

    Fish curry recipe step by step pictures

     
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    Take all your ingrediants
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    Use Firm White Fleshed Fish
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    Ingrediants for grinding
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    take everything in a blender
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    and make into a fine puree
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    Transfer that to a large kadai
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    add tamarind
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    and salt
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    mix well
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    add fish in
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    and bring everything to a boil and cook
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    Heat oil in a kadai and splatter some curry leaves
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    pour that in
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    and mix well
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    Serve
     

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    1. Chandrani

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      Spicy and yummy fish curry.


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    2. Tina

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      looks tempting..

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    3. Nisha

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      Very nice meen curry

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    4. Sangeetha Nambi

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      Flavorful curry....
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    5. சிநேகிதி

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      மீன் குழம்பு நல்ல வாசனையாக இருக்கு... சுட சுட சாதம் போட்டு உடனே சாப்பிடனும் போல் இருக்கு.. Ongoing event " Party snacks",more detais : http://en-iniyaillam.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/party-snacks-event-announcement.html

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    6. tamilsasikitchen

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      Delicious Fish Curry..Looks so perfect...

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    7. preethiDhinesh

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      Looks perfect curry. I make this way too..
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    8. Suja Manoj

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      Yummy fish kulambu,nice recipe.

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    9. Lubna Karim

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      Wow...that's an delectable gravy....

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    10. divya

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      Lip smashing gravy..looks great.

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    11. Chitra

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      good u make sandwich in non-veg too.. i tried ur keerai masiyal and we loved it. i'll post in my blog next time i make this.. Thanks for sharing 🙂

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    12. Saha

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      Super , thanks

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    13. Dipti Joshi

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      Never made fish curry with vegetables. Will try this recipe soon.

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    14. Rumana Ambrin

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      Very delicious fish curry..

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    15. Coral crue

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      wow this looks very tasty! and it has vegetables in it too. bonus!

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    16. Soumya Murali

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      Hello,

      I have never thought of fish curry using brinjal. Thanks for the idea 🙂
      Definitely I will cook this and taste..

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    17. Hamaree Rasoi

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      Simply awesome looking fish curry. Kudos to your husband for preparing this wonderful dish.
      Deepa

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    18. pria

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      literally i feel hungry , just the sight of this fish curry is making my mouth water. Looks so yummy dear. Nowadays canned sardines are at my rescue, and i have one in my draft too

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    19. kulwant

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      i have never tried sardines till now , gonna try it , nice blog 🙂

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    20. bindu suresh

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      I tried fish curry with vegetables... it came out with good taste. my bubby and kids liked a lot .thanks for the recipe. nice blog

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    21. keerthi

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      I HAVE TRIED THIS RECIPE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. IT WAS SUPERB.I GOT GOOD COMMENTS FOR THIS RECIPE FROM MY HUSBAND

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    22. marutha

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      I tried it. Taste is very super. Thanks

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    23. madhu

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      Am jus 19 nd makng ds dish was lik a dream cme true ...t was perfctly gud ....tank u fa ds wndrful reciepe...

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    24. jayasubha

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      Is there no oil in this recipe?

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    25. Aarthi

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      @jayasubhaYes you need no oil

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    26. Anonymous

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      Nice

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    27. Anonymous

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      This came out very delicious yesterday! I added garlic and some fish curry powder for additional spiciness. Thanks so much for sharing!!

      God bless you for your kindness and making us all super chefs!

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    28. Anonymous

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      what to do to get fish curry thick?? when i tried its always watery... im nt getting gravy consistency like in the picture....

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    29. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousadding less water to the ground masala will give you thicker gravy

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    30. Anonymous

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      good one

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    31. Anonymous

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      Delicious

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    32. Anonymous

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      What hs to be added to get more amount of gravy? Coconut?

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    33. Anonymous

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      I too tried same.. But it's watery. What to be done to get consistency like in the picture?

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