Malabar Fish Curry
Kerala style Coconut milk and tamarind based fish curry with a tempering of curry leaves: Malabar Fish Curry is an ultimate fish dish from the southern state of India
Servings 4 People
Calories 292kcal
Cost Rs 250
Ingredients
- 500 g Fish 100 g each, 5 pieces. I used Katla Fish
To make the Curry:
- 1.5 cup Coconut Scrapped
- 1 tablespoon Tamarind Paste
- 3 Green Chili
- 2 Shallot or medium sized onion
- ½ teaspoon Ginger Paste
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Paste
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder adjust as per taste
- ½ teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1 teaspoon Sugar completely optional; and for my bong taste bud only
- 1 teaspoon Salt or as per taste
For tempering:
- 20 Curry Leaves
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seed
- 1 tablespoon Refined oil/ Coconut Oil
Instructions
- Wash fish chunks under running water, and keep them aside.
- In a grinder, make a paste of freshly scraped coconut along with Turmeric Powder by adding a little water.
- Mix one cup of water with the coconut paste to dilute it.
- Now take Tamarind Paste in a bowl and mix with ½ cup of water, and add Coriander Powder, Chili Powder, and salt to it and mix properly.
- Take the Coconut paste along with the water in a deep-bottom pan and start cooking over medium heat.
- Add Tamarind paste, mix with the spices it and add 1 more cup of water.
- Add Onion, Ginger paste, Garlic paste, and green chili, and bring the curry to a boil.
- Now add Sugar to it.
- When the curry starts boiling, add fish chunks and keep cooking on medium heat after covering with a lid for 10 minutes.
- Using a spatula, turn the fish once to cook both sides equally.
- In the meantime, heat oil in another pan and temper the oil with Mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Add this tempering to the Fish curry and mix.
- Cook for 5 more minutes and switch the flame off.
- Serve Malabar Fish Curry with Steamed Rice and enjoy this perfect comfort Food thoroughly.
Notes
- Instead of coconut paste; coconut milk can also be used.
- Moderate Chili according to taste.
- Adding Sugar is completely optional.
Nutrition
Serving: 250g | Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 779mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 391IU | Vitamin C: 106mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg
