Name: Malabar Meen Varutharacha Curry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250 g Any fleshy fish (washed and drained); 250 g Onion (finely sliced); 2 cloves Garlic (crushed); Ginger (A small piece, crushed); 2 nos Green chillies (slit); 1 no Tomato (medium, chopped); 1/2 tbsp Chilly powder; 1 tbsp Coriander powder; Turmeric powder (A pinch); 1/4 of Coconut (grated); 2 nos Shallots (sliced, Kunjulli); 1/4 cup Water; 1/4 tsp Fennel seeds (Perumjeerakam); 1 no Cardamom (Elakka); Cinnamon (A small piece, Karugapatta); 1 no Clove (Grambu); Curry leaves (Few); Coconut oil (As reqd); Salt (As reqd)

Malabar Meen Varutharacha Curry

By MiaVarghese

• August 12, 2010

Malabar Meen Varutharacha Curry

Special meen varutharacha curry in traditional malabar style

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

250 g Any fleshy fish washed and drained
250 g Onion finely sliced
2 cloves Garlic crushed
Ginger A small piece, crushed
2 nos Green chillies slit
1 no Tomato medium, chopped
1/2 tbsp Chilly powder
1 tbsp Coriander powder
Turmeric powder A pinch
1/4 of Coconut grated
2 nos Shallots sliced, Kunjulli
1/4 cup Water
1/4 tsp Fennel seeds Perumjeerakam
1 no Cardamom Elakka
Cinnamon A small piece, Karugapatta
1 no Clove Grambu
Curry leaves Few
Coconut oil As reqd
Salt As reqd

Instructions

For preparing malabar meen varutharacha curry, first heat a pan and add grated coconut, shallots, fennel seeds, cardamon, cinnamon, clove and saute well in medium flame until coconut turns golden brown in color.
Remove the vessel from fire and add 1/4 cup water. Grind the coconut mixture to a fine paste and keep aside.
Take a deep bottomed pan and heat coconut oil.
Add sliced onions, garlic, ginger, green chillies, tomato and saute well.
Into the fried masala, add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Saute in low heat.
Add drained fish pieces and required water for cooking. Add salt as required and cook in low heat with a covered lid.
When the fish pieces are done, add ground coconut mixture and curry leaves. Boil the curry once and remove from fire.
Malabar meen varutharacha curry is ready. Serve hot and enjoy.