Fish curry/meen kulambu

Fish is packed with protein,nutrients. Meen kulambu/fish curry is

one of the most delicious south Indian curry cooked finding a

balance between tamarind sourness and spice from the chili to

make the fish the star of the dish.Here i have used sea

bass(koduva) from whole food.This curry can be done with fish of

your preference.

Ingredients:

Fish 1/2 kg
tamarind lemon size
chili powder - 1 tbsp
coriander powder 1.5tbsp
garlic pods
ginger garlic crushed
salt to taste
oil --3tbsp
one small onion diced
tomatoes 2 diced
curry leaves
coriander leaves to garnish
lemon juice 2 tsp
turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
mustard 1/2 tsp
fenugreek seeds 1/4 tsp
red chilli 3 nos
pepper powder 1 tbsp

Method:

Wash and clean the fish
marinate the fish lemon juice ,salt and turmeric powder and set aside
In a pan add oil ,one the oil is hot add mustard seeds
once the mustard seeds splutter add fenugreek seeds
add diced onions and tomatoes
fry till onion is translucent and tomato is mushy
add red chilli and curry leave and saute for a minute
now add garlic pods and then crushed ginger garlic
saute for 5 minutes then add the spice powders
chili powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder and salt to taste
add half cup water to make sure masalas doesn't burn
add the tamarind water and allow the curry to boil
add pepper powder and reduce the flame to medium
once raw smell is gone add fishes to the curry
Donot crowd the fish and close it with lid and turn to low flame
fish will get done in 5 to 8 minutes
finally garnish with coriander leaves
serve hot

Watch the meen kulambu/Fish curry video:

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