Name: Palai Fish Curry
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 kg Fish; 1 cup Shredded coconut; 1 - Red chilly powder; 1 tsp Ginger (chopped); 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Coriander powder; 1 - Kukum star (Kudam puli); 3 nos Small onions (Kunjulli); 4 nos Green chillies (split the ends); 1 - Coconut oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 2 stems Curry leaves; 1 cup Water; Salt (As reqd)

Palai Fish Curry

Fish curry with coconut

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 kg Fish
1 cup Shredded coconut
1 - Red chilly powder
1 tsp Ginger chopped
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Coriander powder
1 - Kukum star Kudam puli
3 nos Small onions Kunjulli
4 nos Green chillies split the ends
1 - Coconut oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
2 stems Curry leaves
1 cup Water
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Cut fish into small pieces.
Boil kudam puli with 1/2 cup of water in a deep vessel(preferably meen chatti) for 5 mins.
Grind together shredded coconut, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, ginger and a small onion, into a smooth paste along with a little water.
Add the above paste along with the fish pieces into the deep vessel.
Add green chillies and curry leaves.
Add salt to it and mix well.
Cover and simmer, until the fish is cooked through and tender.
Heat oil in a small frying pan. Splutter mustard seeds.
Add the chopped small onions and fry, till they turn brown in colour.
Pour this into the cooked fish curry.
:- Serve hot with rice or kappa(tapioca).