Omam Fish Curry Recipe with step by step pictures. This Karutha Meen Curry Recipe is made with Fish Pieces,Raw Mango and Coconut.
Omam Fish Curry (Karutha Meen Curry Recipe)
I have posted so many fish curry recipes so far..Among that my favorite ones are chettinad fish curry, kerala red fish curry, malabar fish curry and many other too..You can check all my fish curry recipes..
Now coming back to this curry recipe. This is one recipe which i had daily as my post pregnancy food. Even though my mom is a vegetarian she made this curry for me, it has ajwain / omam in this which helps increase milk during breast feeding. You can check all my post pregnancy recipes too..
Ingredients for Omam Fish Curry Recipe (Karutha Meen Curry)
- Fish Pieces - 300 grams ( I used Therachi)
- Brinjal - 1 large cubed
- Drumstick - 1 small chopped and slit in the middle
- Raw Mango - 1 cup chopped
- Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
- Tamarind Pulp - 2 tbsp
- Water as needed
- Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
For Roasting & Grinding:
- Fresh Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Dry Red Chilli - 4 to 5
- Coriander Seeds / Mullu Malli - 1 tbsp
- Curry Leaves a small handful
- Ajwain / Omam - 2 tsp
There is a veg version of this curry, which i will post very soon..So try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..
How to make Omam Fish Curry Recipe (Karutha Meen Curry)
- Heat oil in a kadai, add in all roasting ingredients except coconut and saute for a min. Add in coconut and roast till it gets golden and well roasted. Take them in a bowl and let it cool for 5 mins. Now take the roasted mix in a blender and make it into a smooth puree by adding some water.
- Now take drumstick, raw mango, brinjal and curry leaves in the same kadai. Add in some water, coconut masala and salt. Cover this and cook for 10 mins till the veggies is cooked.
- Now add in tamarind pulp and mix well. Boil this for 5 more mins.
- Add in fish pieces and cook for 7 to 10 mins till the fish is cooked.
- Serve this curry with rice.
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Omam Fish Curry Recipe with step by step picture. This is made with Fish Pieces, Raw Mango and Coconut
Ingredients
- 300 grams Fish Pieces I used Therachi
- 1 large cubed Brinjal
- 1 small chopped and slit in the middle Drumstick
- 1 cup chopped Raw Mango
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 2 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
- Water as needed
- 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
- Salt to taste
- For Roasting & Grinding:
- 1 cup grated Fresh Coconut
- 4 to 5 Dry Red Chilli
- 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds / Mullu Malli
- Curry Leaves a small handful
- 2 tsp Ajwain / Omam
Instructions
- Heat oil in a kadai, add in all roasting ingredients except coconut and saute for a min. Add in coconut and roast till it gets golden and well roasted. Take them in a bowl and let it cool for 5 mins. Now take the roasted mix in a blender and make it into a smooth puree by adding some water.
- Now take drumstick, raw mango, brinjal and curry leaves in the same kadai. Add in some water, coconut masala and salt. Cover this and cook for 10 mins till the veggies is cooked.
- Now add in tamarind pulp and mix well. Boil this for 5 more mins.
- Add in fish pieces and cook for 7 to 10 mins till the fish is cooked.
- Serve this curry with rice.
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Karutha Meen Curry Recipe step by step picture
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Your roasting ingredients |
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| Heat coconut oil in a kadai |
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| Add in curry leaves, dry chilli, curry leaves in the kadai |
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| add in omam / ajwain |
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| saute for 2 mins |
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| now it is lightly roasted |
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| Add in grated coconut |
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| roast it well |
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| You have to roast till the coconut is dark in colour |
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| Once it is brown, take it in a plate and cool it |
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| Now take this in a blender |
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| Make it into a smooth puree |
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| Prepare your veggies..brinjal, drumstick, mango and curry leaves |
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| Take the veggies in a kadai |
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| Add in water |
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| Add in the coconut masala |
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| Mix well |
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| add in salt |
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| Bring this to boil |
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| cover and cook |
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| Now the veggies are half cooked |
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| add in tamarind pulp |
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| mix well and cook for 5 mins or so |
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| Add in fish pieces |
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| Mix that well and cook |
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| simmer it till fish is done |
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| I covered it with a lid half closed |
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| Now the fish is cooked |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
I don't have omam, can i replace this ingredient with another spice or not ? Thank u
Aarthi
@AnonymousYou can simply leave it out
Nataraj Gandhi
looks delicious!!! will try it out this Sunday! 🙂