Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu Recipe | Vegetarian Fish Curry Recipe
Chettinad Saiva Meen Kuzhambu Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Cow Peas
Ingredients
- For Saiva Fish:
- 1 cup Cow Peas / Thatta Payir
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 2 teaspoon Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
- Salt to taste
- For Kulambu:
- 4 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam
- ½ teaspoon Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
- Curry leaves a spring
- 10 Shallots / Sambar Onion chopped finely
- 2 Green Chillies
- 1 large Tomatoes chopped finely
- 2 teaspoon Chilli Powder
- 1.5 tablespoon Coriander Powder / Malli Podi
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- 3 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
- 2 to 3 cups Water
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Take cow peas, soak them overnight. Drain them and add it to blender. Add other ingredients and make it into a coarse puree.
- Spread this over some aluminium foil or banana leaf and steam them for 15 to 20 mins. Remove them and cut into strips. Pan fry them in oil and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, Add in mustard, fenugreek, fennel, curry leaves and sizzle for a min.
- Now add in onions, green chillies and tomatoes. Season with salt and cook till it turns mushy.
- Now add in tamarind pulp and water. Bring it to a boil.
- Add in the fried pieces and simmer it for 15 mins.
- Serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingsCalories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 120mgPotassium: 237mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 976IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
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