Kerala Style Fish Curry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

• Mathi (Sardine) or any other fish - 1 kg
• Small onions(Kunjulli) - 1/4 kg
• Ginger paste - 2 tsp
• Garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Tomato (medium) - 2 nos
• Turmericpowder - 1/2 tsp
• Chillipowder - 2 tbsp
• Corianderpowder - 1 tsp
• Pepperpowder - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek(Uluva) powder - 1/2 tsp
• Kukum star(Kudampuli) - 3 pieces
• Coconutoil - 4 tbsp
• Mustardseeds - 1 tsp
• Salt - As reqd

 Directions

 

Step 1:

Clean the fish and cut into small pieces.

Step 2:

Chop small onion and tomatoes.

Step 3:

Roast turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, pepper powder and fenugreek powder together in a pan on low flame without oil to remove the raw smell and taste of these powders.


Step 4:
Heat oil in a pan (traditional `meen chatti` is the best).


Step 5:
Add mustard seeds along with ginger-garlic paste.


Step 6:
When the ginger garlic paste is fried, add chopped small onion and saute till it becomes very soft.


Step 7:
Add chopped tomatoes and mix it well.


Step 8:
When the mixture reaches the consistency of a curry paste, add the roasted masala along with kudam puli, salt and required quantity of water and bring it to boil.


Step 9:
Now add the fish pieces and mix it well.


Step 10:
Cover it with a lid and cook it on a medium flame until the dish reaches the correct consistency (not too watery or too thick).


Step 11:
:- Serve hot with kappa vevichathu or plain rice.