Thursday, July 24, 2008

Meen (Fish) Curry

Ingredients:
  • Fish 1/2 kg
  • Ginger 1 big piece
  • Garlic 10  pods
  • Shallots 5 to 8
  • Chilly pdr (spicy) 1 Tbsp
  • Kashmiri chilly pdr 1 Tbsp
  • Turmeric pdr 1/2 tsp
  • Kudampuli 3  pieces
  • Curry leaves
  • Mustard
  • Fenugreek
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Oil
  • Clean, wash and cut the fish into medium pieces (wash it using salt or besan flour). Add little water into chilly and turmeric pdr and make it into a thick paste. Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of water and keep it aside. Grind together shallots, ginger and garlic. Heat oil in a chatti or kadai and add mustard and fenugreek. When it starts spluttering, add curry leaves and grounded mixture. Saute well till it turns light brown. Add powdered mixture into it and mix well. When the oil starts separating, add the tamarind, salt and rqd amount of water into it. Allow it to boil for few minutes. Reduce the heat and add the fish pieces. Cover it and cook well.

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21 comments:

  1. tamarind allallo fotoyi kanunne.. i think it is kudampuli..

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  2. thank you...so much..njan athu clear cheythitundu...

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  3. thakarthittundu ..
    same kottyam style ..
    thanks ...

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  4. tina,
    ithu idivettu thanney...inaadyayittanu kypunyathilu ethinokkunney...dishes okkey looking awesome...will try ur recipes soon..good going tina...

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  5. Suchi, Thank uuuuuu kettooo....verum idivettalla....kottayam style idivettu thanne......enikku undakkan ettavum ishtamulathu meen curry thanne anu......

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  6. curry set up tanne

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  7. ഇന്നലെ ഈ കറി ഉണ്ടാക്കി നോക്കി. വല്യ കുഴപ്പമില്ല.
    നന്ദി..
    സ്നേഹപൂർവ്വം
    ഇരിങ്ങൽ

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  8. johnsamklm@yahoo.co.inMay 24, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    simply rocking....i loved it....

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  9. hi tina,
    looks so yum.
    kohivarunnu.njan undakumbol char kurukathilla.athin nthu cheyum?
    thnx
    anu

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  10. adyam meen piratti vaykkan paranjille,pinnem podi idano?

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  11. No need to marinate fish. Podi kurachu vellathilonnu kalakiyedukkanam.

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  12. Dear Tina,

    thanks a million for helping people like us(who dont know ABC of cooking...).i tried your fish curry and came out well. All like it,am sooo happy to hear that from everyone.but real credit goes to u..i tried tuna thoran as well.it was also good.

    will try some more in coming days..and will let you know for sure!!!

    regrds
    fathima, Kuwait.

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  13. Thank you so much for this receipe. We made this in Sweden! Simple and tasty!

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  14. Hai Tina,
    My name is Geetha staying at Muscat, Every day I visit your site, I really happy to see this recipe b coz I like very much this type fish curry. Thanks so much

    With regards
    Geetha Pradeep

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  15. Hey all your posts look so cool!!!you surely seem to be a wonderful cook!!!:)

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  16. wow!!! thanx chechi...reminds me of my moms food!!:):):):)

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  17. awesome curry. would never have imagined I would be able to cook such a delicious curry by myself. Thank you.

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  18. lovely clicks! the curry looks delicious!

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  19. Yummy and tangy curry, nice pictures.

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  20. Yummy and tangy curry. Love to have now itself.

    Cheers,
    Uma
    My Kitchen Experiments

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