Kottayam style Fish Curry

Kottayam style Fish Curry

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Fish varieties
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 25 mins| Author: Rasmi Menon

Today’s recipe is Kottayam style fish curry. It’s a red-hot fish curry recipe goes well with rice. This fish curry is one of the all-time favorite fish curries in Kerala. Let’s see how to make this spicy fish curry at home.

Kottayam style Fish Curry

Ingredients

Fish-1/2 kg (here I used Mackerel)

Ginger-2tsp

Garlic-2tsp

Shallots-8 to 10

Green chilly-2

Chilly powder-2 or 3 tsp

Coriander powder-2 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Kashmiri chilly powder-1 tsp(optional)

Fenugreek powder-1/4tsp

Fish tamarind/kudam puli-2 to 3 big ones

Mustard seeds-1/2tsp

Curry leaves

Coconut oil-2 to 3 tsp

Salt

Warm water-2cups

Preparation

·         Wash, clean and cut the fish in to medium sized pcs.

·         Wash and soak fish tamarind/kudam puli in warm water for at least 15 mins and wash it 2 to 3 times.

·         Make a paste of all masala powders in little water and keep it aside.

·         Heat coconut oil in pan or in a clay pot and add mustard seeds, curry leaves.

·         Once it splutters add ginger, garlic, green chilly and saute it for some time.

·         Then add shallots.

·         Saute it again till it turns golden.

·         Now add the masala paste to it on a low flame.

·         Saute it for a minute or until the oil starts separating.

·         Add 2 cups of warm water, salt and kudam puli.

·         Boil it for some time and then add fish pcs.

·         Now cover the lid and cook it till the fish gets done and the gravy is medium thick.

·         If the gravy is too sour, then remove 1 or 2 kudam puli pcs.

·         Finally switch off the flame, add curry leaves and coconut oil.

   Kottayam style fish curry is ready serve.

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