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Fish Curry- South Indian Style
Fish broth has a special place in non-vegetarian dishes. Fish gives the body the energy it needs.
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
fish curry, south indian fish curry
Servings:
4
people
Ingredients
750
gms
Fish
1
cup
Onion big
5
Onion small
1/2
Coconut
1
Tomato
1
tbsp
Corriander powder
2
tbsp
Chilli powder
1/2
tbsp
Turmeric powder
3
tbsp
Sesame oil
2
tbsp
Fenugreek seeds
Tamarind
small size
Curry Leaves
Salt
Instructions
Clean the fish and rub it with turmeric powder and salt.
Peel and chop the onions 5 of the small onions.
Big onion chop it to medium size and reserve ¼th of them.
Grind the coconut, tomato and the reserved onions to a fine paste.
To this add the Corriander, Chilli, Turmeric powders and grind again.
Extract the tamarind juice and mix it with the ground paste.
Heat 2 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan. Any cooking oil can be used.
When the oil is hot add the fenugreek seeds and add the curry leaves and onions and fry until the onions turns colour.
Then add the ground paste with some water. This has to bubble of for atleast 20 mins.
Use more water if the curry is thick.
Then add the fish of your choice. Fish goes very well for this recipe.
Cook the curry till the fish is cooked.
Pour over the remaining sesame oil on the curry and close it with a lid and enjoy.
Notes
I have tried some other fish curry recipes as well, but none is as good as this one. The fish curry taste even better the next day.