Madras Fish Curry Recipe | Chennai Style Fish Curry
Spicy Madras fish curry with step by step pictures. This is a chennai style fish curry which is spicy and tangy.
Ingredients
- For Marinating:
- Fish - 500 grams
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Salt - 1 tsp
- For Masala:
- Oil - ¼ cup
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ¼ tsp
- Dry Red Chilli - 2
- Curry leaves a small handful
- Onion - 2 large chopped finely
- Tomato - 3 large chopped finely
- Green Chilli - 2
- Chilli Powder - 1 tblspn
- Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 3 tblspn
- Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 2 tblspn
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 2 tsp
- Tamarind - 1 small gooseberry size or 2 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
- Coriander leaves a small handful finely chopped
- Water as needed
Instructions
- Take fish and the marinating spices and mix well. Set aside.
- Soak tamarind in some water, squeeze them well and strain it and set aside.
- Heat a earthernware pot, add in oil and crakle in mustard, fenugreek, dry chilli and curry leaves.,
- Add in onions and green chillies. Add in salt and mix well. Cook till it gets lightly translucent.
- Add in tomatoes and cook till it gets mushy, add in the spice powders along with a splash of water and mix well. Cook till oil separates.
- Now add in tamarind water and salt, add more water as needed. Bring it to a boil.
- Now add in fish and mix well. Bring it to a boil again and simmer for 10 to 15 mins.
- Now add in fresh curry leaves and coriander leaves.
- Mix well and serve over rice.
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