Malabar Fish Curry Recipe
Malabar Fish Curry is one of the most popular fish curry made in the Malabar coast region of Kerala which predominantly uses coconut as the base for the fish curry. Malabar fish curry itself is made two different ways. The most popular recipe uses sliced onions or shallots, tomatoes, green chillies, julienned ginger and coconut milk. The second version uses freshly grated coconut, tamarind for sour taste and chillies. Learn how to make the Authentic Kerala fish curry from malabar region with step by step pictures and video and check my Popular Fish Curry Recipe on the blog.
Equipment
Clay pot or Cooking pot
Blender
Ingredients
- 300 grams Fish any firm fleshed fish
For Grinding
- 1½ cup Fresh Coconut grated
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 tablespoon Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Ginger grated
- 1 no Green Chilli slit
- 3 tablespoon Tamarind pulp
- Salt to taste
For tempering
- 2 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 3 no Shallots | Sambar Onion peeled and sliced thinly
- 2 sprig Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Take coconut and turmeric powder in a blender and puree till it is smooth. Add the pureed coconut to a claypot or kadai or any kadai. Add in ginger, chilli powder, salt, tamarind pulp, green chilli and some water. Mix well.
- Bring this to a boil, add in fish pieces and simmer for 8 to 10 mins till the fish is cooked.
- Now make tempering, heat coconut oil and crackle in mustard, shallots and curry leaves. Fry till golden brown. Pour this over the curry and mix well. Cover the pan with a lid till serving. Serve with rice.
Notes
- Instead of adding chilli powder and ginger separately in the curry, you can add few dry red chillies and a slice of ginger with coconut when grinding.
- Use coconut oil for tempering for better flavour and taste.
- You can add 3 peeled shallots when grinding coconut.
- More green chillies can be used if needed.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Malabar Fish Curry Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
275
% Daily Value*
Fat
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
15
g
94
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
38
mg
13
%
Sodium
82
mg
4
%
Potassium
461
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
14
g
5
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
17
g
34
%
Vitamin A
635
IU
13
%
Vitamin C
22
mg
27
%
Calcium
33
mg
3
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.