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Karuvadu Kulambu Recipe (Dry Fish Curry)

Karuvadu Kuzhambu also known as dry fish curry or nethili karuvattu kuzhambu is made with basic spices sauted with onions, tomatoes, vegetables and spice powders. In this blog post, learn how to make South Indian favorite karuvadu kuzhambu with coconut. This recipe will be your ultimate guide for perfect dry fish curry.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 280 kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking pot

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams Dried Fish (Karuvadu)
  • 2 large Onions peeled & chopped finely
  • 2 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 2 large Tomatoes chopped finely
  • 2 no Green Chillies
  • 2 tablespoon Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 3 tablespoon Coriander Powder
  • 2 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp ot to taste
  • 1 no Raw Banana peeled and cut lengthwise
  • ¼ cup Raw Mango cut lengthwise
  • 1 no Drumstick chopped
  • 1 no Brinjal sliced
  • 2 cups Water as needed
  • 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste

For Tempering

  • 5 tablespoon Coconut Oil
  • ½ teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves

For Grinding

  • 1½ cup Fresh Coconut
  • ¼ cup Shallots or Onion Peeled and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds

Instructions
 

  • Clean dry fish. Soak dry fish in hot boiling water for 15 mins. Strain and set aside. Grind coconut with cumin and onion to a smooth paste. Set aside.
  • Heat oil in a earthernware pot. Add in cumin, fenugreek and curry leaves and fry for few seconds.
  • Add in onions, green chillies and cook until golden brown. Add in ginger garlic paste and turmeric. Mix well. Add in tomatoes and cook till it gets mushy. Add in spice powders and stir fry for 5 minutes.
  • Now add in all vegetables and mix well with masala. Pour in water, tamarind paste and mix well. Bring it to a full boil. Add in dry fish and mix well.
  • Now add in coconut paste. Mix well and cook covered on low heat for 12 to 15 minutes until oil floats on top. Serve with rice.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 11gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 473mgPotassium: 566mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1407IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 3mg
Keyword dry fish
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