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Hubby’s Fish Curry Recipe / Hubby’s Chala Meen Kulambu / Zero Oil Sardine Fish Curry

September 30, 2013 By Aarthi 12 Comments

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I should admit to you a truth my friends. I am not a expert in cooking fish dishes, i never liked fish recipes, we dont 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.

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..

Notes from my hubby:

1)If you have sour raw mango add it into the curry and skip the tamarind part.
2)This curry gets more flavour and taste the next day when it is reheated.
3) Adjust the spice, tart and salt level as per your taste.
4) You could use any fish of your choice.

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves – 3 to 4


Ingredients:

Sardine Fish / Chala Meen – 20 pieces cleaned & washed
Brinjal – 1 medium size cubed
Drumstick – 1/2 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 ( Click here for recipe )
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


Method:

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.


Pictorial:

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

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Filed Under: Drumstick, Fish Recipes, Hubby's Recipe, Kulambu, Post Pregnancy Food, Recent Recipes, Sardine, Tomato, Viewers Requested Recipe, Zero Oil Recipes

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Dipti Joshi

    September 30, 2013 at 6:47 am

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

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  2. Rumana Ambrin

    September 30, 2013 at 8:10 am

    Very delicious fish curry..

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  3. Coral crue

    September 30, 2013 at 8:21 am

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

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  4. Soumya Murali

    September 30, 2013 at 10:23 am

    Hello,

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

    Reply
  5. Hamaree Rasoi

    September 30, 2013 at 4:34 pm

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

    Reply
  6. pria

    September 30, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    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

    Reply
  7. kulwant

    October 3, 2013 at 4:53 pm

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

    Reply
  8. bindu suresh

    November 1, 2013 at 2:24 am

    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

    Reply
  9. keerthi

    May 3, 2014 at 5:14 am

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

    Reply
  10. jayasubha

    November 27, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    Is there no oil in this recipe?

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  11. Aarthi

    November 27, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    @jayasubhaYes you need no oil

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    April 7, 2015 at 7:11 am

    Nice

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