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    Coastal Fish Curry Recipe | Meen Kuzhambu | Fish Curry Recipe

    Posted on Apr 8, 2016 · Last Updated on Jan 31, 2022 by sharmila kingsly

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    Coastal fish curry is a lip-smacking delicacy very popular in tamilnadu. Fish is cooked in a tamarind stew with spices to perfection.

    Coastal Fish Curry Recipe | Meen Kuzhambu

    Fish curry is a famous coastal recipe found throughout India. The recipe I have shared below is my family's traditional recipe. Fish curry recipes found in the Northern and other interior parts of Tamil Nadu are very different. So I have shared the recipe found specifically in the South Coastal regions. It is rich and mouth watering and simple. You may need to put a little more effort into making it than you normally do but, the end result will be worth your effort. So go ahead and try it. Good Luck!!! {Pics Updated}

    Coastal Fish Curry Recipe | Meen Kuzhambu | Fish Curry Recipe

    How to prepare Coastal Style best fish Curry

    1. Soak the tamarind in water before you start marinating the fish
    2. Marinate the fish using the marinating ingredients and keep it aside.
    3. Keep all your ingredients ready.
    4. First take the onion and garlic in a blender and make a chunky paste. Don't make it to a fine paste. It should be chunky. Grind it and keep it aside.
    5. Next take the coconut pieces in the blender and grind it to a fine paste.
    6. Now take a heavy, large bottomed vessel(Tip:large bottomed vessel helps to stir the curry without breaking the fish.) and start extracting the tamarind. add water slowly and extract the juice. You will not add much water later to the gravy so dilute it according to how much gravy you want.
    7. Add Tumeric Powder, Salt and Chilli Powder to the tamarind extract and mix it well.
    8. Add  the coconut paste to it and stir well. Add little more water and dilute the gravy if thick.
    9. Keep the vessel in stove low flame and allow it to boil.
    10. Add the marinated fish to the now boiling gravy.
    11. Allow the fish to cook well.
    12. Heat a kadai in a low flame add oil to it. Once it heats add mustard to it. Once it splutters add curry leaves.
     
    13. Add the chunky paste of garlic and onion paste to it.
     
     
    14. Saute for a while then add the chopped tomatoes and chilli.
     
    15. Saute well till the raw smell leaves and all the now cooked mixture to the gravy and stir well.

    16.  Allow the mixture to blend well. Let the gravy boil for another 10-15 minutes.

    17. Add corriander leaves to it.

    Hot, yummy fish curry is ready. Serve it hot with rice.

    Coastal Fish Curry Recipe | Meen Kuzhambu | Fish Curry Recipe

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    Coastal fish curry

    Coastal fish curry is a lip-smacking delicacy very popular in tamilnadu. Fish is cooked in a tamarind stew with spices to perfection.
    Prep Time40 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: TamilNadu
    Servings: 6
    Calories:
    Author: sharmila kingsly
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    Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml

    Ingredients

    For Marinating:

    • Turmeric Powder – 2 tsp
    • Salt – 4 tsp
    • Cut and Clean Fish – 10 pieces

    For Curry:

    • Cut and Clean Fish – 10pieces
    • Oil – 5tsp
    • Tamarind – size of a medium lemon
    • Medium Tomatoes – 3
    • Sambhar onions – 1 cup
    • Garlic peeled - ½cup
    • Coconut – 15-20 pieces
    • Salt - 2 tsp
    • Chilli Powder – 2 tsp
    • Curry Leaves – 10nos
    • Mustard – 1tsp
    • Green Chilli medium – 3
    • Coriander leaves – few strands
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

    Instructions 

    • Soak the tamarind in water before you start marinating the fish
    • Marinate the fish using the marinating ingredients and keep it aside.
    • Keep all your ingredients ready.
    • First take the onion and garlic in a blender and make a chunky paste. Don't make it to a fine paste. It should be chunky. Grind it and keep it aside.
    • Next take the coconut pieces into the blender and grind them to a fine paste.
    • Now take a heavy, large bottomed vessel(Tip:large bottomed vessel helps to stir the curry without breaking the fish.) and start extracting the tamarind. add water slowly and extract the juice. You will not add much water later to the gravy so dilute it according to how much gravy you want.
    • Add Tumeric Powder, Salt, and Chilli Powder to the tamarind extract and mix it well.
    • Add the coconut paste to it and stir well. Add a little more water and dilute the gravy if thick.
    • Keep the vessel on the stove low flame and allow it to boil.
    • Add the marinated fish to the now boiling gravy.
    • Allow the fish to cook well
    • .12. Heat a kadai in a low flame add oil to it. Once it heats add mustard to it. Once it splutters add curry leaves.
    • Add the chunky paste of garlic and onion paste to it.
    • Saute for a while then add the chopped tomatoes and chilli.
    • Saute well till the raw smell leaves and all the now cooked mixture to the gravy and stir well.
    • Allow the mixture to blend well. Let the gravy boil for another 10-15 minutes.
    • Add coriander leaves to it.Hot, yummy fish curry is ready. Serve it hot with rice.
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    Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist , the nutrition value provided here is an estimate. It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.

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