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Kerala Fish Curry Recipe / Nadan Meen Curry Recipe / Kerala Red Fish Curry Recipe

August 8, 2014 By Aarthi 13 Comments

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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 – 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves a sprig + more for later
Onions – 1 medium size finely chopped
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tblspn
Chilli Powder – 1 tblspn + to taste
Kashmiri Chilli Powder – 1 tsp (optional)
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1/2 tsp + 1/2 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.

Add in curry leaves and give a quick toss.
Add in chopped onions and fry till it turns
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.
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.
Now remove the lid and some curry leaves on top.
Mix well. 

Serve with rice.


Pictorial:
Take all your ingredients
Wash your fish really well
Add some turmeric powder
mix well and leave it aside for few mins
Take tamarind in a bowl
add some water and let it soak for 5 mins
mix well and strain it
Take chilli powder and turmeric powder in a bowl
add few tblspn of water
mix well to a paste
Heat coconut oil in a earthernware pot
crackle some mustard
and some fenugreek seeds
add some curry leaves
saute for a min
add in finely chopped onions
saute for 5 mins or so, till it gets light golden
add in ginger garlic paste
saute for a min
add the masala mixed 
saute for 2 mins
add in fish pieces
toss well in the masala
season with some salt
add in tamarind pulp
mix well
add a splash of water
heat it
cover and cook
now the fish is done
smell heavenly
sprinkle some extra curry leaves
mix well 
Serve
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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. Anonymous

    August 8, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    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..

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    • NISHANTH

      August 26, 2018 at 8:48 pm

      Wow it’s very good for boy no need to ask someone how to make curry

      Thanks

      Reply
  2. Happys Cook

    August 9, 2014 at 1:17 am

    The fish pieces reminds me of Nagercoil…. Curry came out really well… LOvely presentation…

    Reply
  3. Anonymous

    August 14, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    Hi,
    can i add a rice flour to make thick curry?

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  4. Aarthi

    August 15, 2014 at 3:16 pm

    @Anonymousno i dont suggest that, it will change the texture of the curry…you can heat it more and get the gravy thick

    Reply
  5. Firdausi Shameer

    December 28, 2014 at 10:42 am

    Thank you so much aarthi. . I tried ur recipie 2 day n came out really well ….

    Reply
  6. Firdausi Shameer

    January 1, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    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

    Reply
  7. Firdausi Shameer

    January 1, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    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

    Reply
  8. Arun prasath Nagarajan

    August 3, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    I tried it . it came out bad. It is very watery. It does not come like gravy.

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  9. Sai

    January 24, 2018 at 9:07 am

    I tried this receipe today. My husband loved it. Thank you so much.

    Reply
  10. NISHANTH

    August 26, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    Wow it’s very good for boy no need to ask someone how to make curry

    Thanks

    Reply
  11. Shameem A

    November 19, 2019 at 5:55 am

    Kerala Fish recipes are the best …..

    Reply
  12. veronika

    March 27, 2020 at 10:56 am

    Hi,
    Thanks for this post will try this recipe at home.

    Reply

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