kottayam fish curry recipe
Kerala style fish curry recipe without coconut
Servings: 4 people
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Ingredients
for spice mix paste
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 4 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- 1 pinch food color
- 1 tsp pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp coconut oil
- 2-3 tbsp water
for curry
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 1/2 cup small onion - sliced
- 4-5 no birds eye chilli - or 1-2 slit green chillies
- 2 tsp crushed ginger garlic
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 5-6 no fish tamarind/kudampuli
- salt to taste
- 6-7 medium sized fish pieces - any variety
Instructions
- Mix everything given under "for spice mix paste" to a thick paste. Keep the bowl aside until use.
- wash and soak the fish tamarind in water for 15 minutes.
- Heat coconut oil in a mud pot and crackle mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and asafoetida.
- further, add sliced small onions, chilies, curry leaves, crushed ginger garlic and fry till slightly brown.
- Add the prepared paste into the pot and fry for a couple of minutes.
- pour in the soaked tamarind along with the water used for soaking.
- add more water if needed along with salt. mix well.
- let it boil for 5-10 minutes.
- gently drop the clean fish pieces. mix once. close cook for 5-10 minutes or until fish is soft.
- discard few tamarind rinds based on tanginess of the curry.
- serve after few hours.