Name: Kerala Fish Curry In Coconut Milk
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 Kg Fish (clean & cut to medium size pieces); 2 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 no Tomato (chopped, medium size); 4 pieces Tamarind (Kodampuli); 2 to Curry leaves; Coarsely crush; 1 inch Ginger; 2 to Green chili; 3 flakes Garlic; 6-8 nos Shallots; 1-2 nos or Onions (medium size); Coconut milk (from half of a coconut.); 1/2 cup Thick 1st extracted coconut milk; 1 cup Second extracted coconut milk; Salt (to taste); Coconut oil (as reqd)

Kerala Fish Curry In Coconut Milk

Fish curry made in mid travancore

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 Kg Fish clean & cut to medium size pieces
2 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 no Tomato chopped, medium size
4 pieces Tamarind Kodampuli
2 to Curry leaves
Coarsely crush
1 inch Ginger
2 to Green chili
3 flakes Garlic
6-8 nos Shallots
1-2 nos or Onions medium size
Coconut milk from half of a coconut.
1/2 cup Thick 1st extracted coconut milk
1 cup Second extracted coconut milk
Salt to taste
Coconut oil as reqd

Instructions

Dilute red chilli, turmeric and coriander powder in little water.
Boil & cook kodampuli in 1/2 a cup of water.
In a manchatti (preferred ) or in a kadai heat coconut oil.
Add crushed ingredients, curry leaves, stir and fry for a minute.
Add tomatoes stir and fry well.
Add diluted powders, stir and fry till oil comes out.
Add kodampuli with the water and the fish pieces.
Add little more water, if necessary for the fish to cook.
Add salt to taste.
When the fish is half cooked, add the second extracted milk.
Cover with a lid and cook on low flame till the fish is fully cooked and the gravy has thickened.
Finally pour in the thick coconut milk, bring to a boil and take off the stove.
Garnish with some fresh curry leaves.