Last Updated on January 2, 2018
Making fish curries are one of the staple food of us. We make it on each saturday. My husbands favorite one is this fish curry. But to be frank i was totally bored to make that again and again. I wanted to make a curry that has no coconut in it. And this is the answer, It is made from the small anchovies and it tasted divine. The cool thing is you dont need coconut for it. My hubby tasted it and he liked it too. I hope you will love it too.
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves - 5 to 6
Recipe Source: Tasty Appetite
Ingredients:
Anchovies / Nethili Meen - 3 cups cleaned
Coconut Oil - 2 tblspn
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam - ½ tsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring + 1 spring
Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
Tomato - 2 large chopped finely
Brinjal - 1 large cubed
Mango - 1 small cubed
Chilli powder - 2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder / Malli podi - 1 tblspn
Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp
Tamarind Pulp - 3 tblspn (Click here for recipe)
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat a kadai with oil, when it is hot add in mustard, fenugreek and curry leaves.
Add in onions and saute till it turns light golden.
Now add in tomatoes and saute till oil separates. Add in salt and mix well.
Now add in turmeric, chilli, coriander and pepper powder. Mix well.
Add in brinjal, mangoes and mix well. Pour in some water and cover the pan. Cook for 10 mins till the brinjal is cooked and the sauce is thick.
Add in tamarind pulp and mix well. Cover again and cook till oil separates.
Now add in anchovies and cook for 5 to 10 mins.
Throw in a handful of curry leaves and switch off the flame. Cover the pan till serving.
Serve over rice.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Clean some lovely anchovies |
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| Crackle some spices and curry leaves in oil |
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| Add in onions |
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| Saute till light golden |
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| Add in tomatoes |
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| Saute well |
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| Add in salt |
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| Cook till it turns mushy |
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| Add in spice powders |
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| Toss well |
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| Add in brinjal and mangoes |
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| Pour in some water |
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| Let it cook |
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| Cover and cook |
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| Cook till oil floats on top |
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| Add in tamarind |
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| Mix well |
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| Cover and simmer again |
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| Add in the fish |
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| Mix well |
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| Leave it to cook |
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| Throw in some more curry leaves |
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| Serve |
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| Enjoy with rice |
Tamilarasi Sasikumar
Looks so tempting.... lovely fish curry...
Sunanda
Wow!! such a tempting preparation with this fish.. yumm!!
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Corporate to Kitchen
I like these little fish. The kolambu looks nice.
Lyndsey Chapin
It sure looks like a lovely fish curry, and so full of flavor. Thanks for sharing.
Priya Suresh
Can get the aroma of this gravy from here itself, fingerlicking kuzhambu.
Bam's Kitchen
I am delighted to have found you on facebook and had to head over to check out your website. This dish looks absolutely delicious and I love your step by step photos. Looking forward to keeping in touch. Take Care, BAM
Goumathi
Hi
Yummy Tummy. I have tried some of your recipes and suchly it has turn out to be good.
I am going yo try this fish curry out today. As always hoping it will be good too. Well need your advice. If I have the ready made fish or chicken masalas, can I substitute with those masala powders which in your recepis.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Goumathi
Aarthi
@GoumathiYes u can substitute
Goumathi
Hi!
The fish curry turn out so well.
Thanks for your advice.
Goumathi
aisha
Help
aisha
Hi I need ur help in fish Cury
Aarthi
@aishaWat help?
Anonymous
Your recipes are really good.
Rohini Baskaran
Tried this recipe today.... It came out great.... I was not satisfied with d taste..untill i added d fish...n then...it took a great changeover...perfect balance... Temptingly tasty....
scunthorpe
Looks great. You are so lucky to have access to fresh anchovies. I might try this with fresh sardines.