You all know my hubby's love for all things fish..He cannot live without fish, he wants it atleast twice or thrice a week. He can eat them even daily. So every saturday he buys fish and ask me to cook. What he insist me is to make this fish curry which i ofcourse his recipe. But as a food blogger, i want to try something new every time, not the same curry again and again. So i make him new curries..Ofcourse he loves them too..This is how all my fish curries in this blog are born..
This is a complete different curry, it has no coconut, no tomatoes, no coconut milk or anything. A few whole spices and spice powders. But the main ingredient in this recipe is a tamarind called as kokum / kudampuli. But i didn't have them on hand, so use normal tamarind, still it turned out good..So try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 to 20 mins
Serves : 4
Ingredients:
Fish - 300 grams (I used therachi)
Coconut Oil - 1 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam - ½ tsp
Curry Leaves a sprig + more for later
Onions - 1 medium size finely chopped
Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn + to taste
Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 1 tsp (optional)
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - ½ tsp + ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Tamarind / Kudampuli - 2 tblspn or 3 pieces
Water a splash
Method:
Take chopped fish pieces in a bowl, add in turmeric powder and mix well. Set aside.
Now pour some water over tamarind and let it soak for 5 mins. Mash them well, strain and set aside.
Take chilli powder and turmeric powder in a bowl, add few tblspn of water and mix well. Set aside.
Heat coconut oil in a earthernware pot. Add in mustard and fenugreek seed. Let them
sizzle and pop.
sizzle and pop.
Add in curry leaves and give a quick toss.
Add in chopped onions and fry till it turns
little golden.
little golden.
Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for 30 sec.
Add in the mixed spice mix and give a 30 sec
quick toss.
quick toss.
Add in the fish pieces and salt. Mix well.
Add in tamarind water and some more water. Bring
it to boil. Cover and simmer for 5 mins.
it to boil. Cover and simmer for 5 mins.
Now remove the lid and some curry leaves on top.
Mix well.
Mix well.
Serve with rice.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Wash your fish really well |
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| Add some turmeric powder |
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| mix well and leave it aside for few mins |
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| Take tamarind in a bowl |
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| add some water and let it soak for 5 mins |
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| mix well and strain it |
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| Take chilli powder and turmeric powder in a bowl |
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| add few tblspn of water |
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| mix well to a paste |
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| Heat coconut oil in a earthernware pot |
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| crackle some mustard |
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| and some fenugreek seeds |
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| add some curry leaves |
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| saute for a min |
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| add in finely chopped onions |
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| saute for 5 mins or so, till it gets light golden |
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| add in ginger garlic paste |
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| saute for a min |
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| add the masala mixed |
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| saute for 2 mins |
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| add in fish pieces |
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| toss well in the masala |
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| season with some salt |
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| add in tamarind pulp |
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| mix well |
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| add a splash of water |
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| heat it |
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| cover and cook |
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| now the fish is done |
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| smell heavenly |
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| sprinkle some extra curry leaves |
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| mix well |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
Hi looks yummy ..I am mallu I used to make tis curry but evytme it has sme prblms duno y :(...y cnt u get kudumpuli .my cn get it from shops ..I like ur claypot from where u get it ..wrre u living..I like ur blog ..am a slient visitor evyday ..goodluck..
NISHANTH
Wow it's very good for boy no need to ask someone how to make curry
Thanks
Happys Cook
The fish pieces reminds me of Nagercoil.... Curry came out really well... LOvely presentation...
Anonymous
Hi,
can i add a rice flour to make thick curry?
Aarthi
@Anonymousno i dont suggest that, it will change the texture of the curry...you can heat it more and get the gravy thick
Firdausi Shameer
Thank you so much aarthi. . I tried ur recipie 2 day n came out really well ....
Firdausi Shameer
Happy new year dear aarthi. . ur blog changed my life a lot.. Thank you so much.. looking forward to seeing so many wonderful dishes dis year also
Firdausi Shameer
Happy new year dear aarthi. . ur blog changed my life a lot.. Thank you so much.. looking forward to seeing so many wonderful dishes dis year also
Arun prasath Nagarajan
I tried it . it came out bad. It is very watery. It does not come like gravy.
Sai
I tried this receipe today. My husband loved it. Thank you so much.
NISHANTH
Wow it's very good for boy no need to ask someone how to make curry
Thanks
Shameem A
Kerala Fish recipes are the best .....
veronika
Hi,
Thanks for this post will try this recipe at home.