Name: Saiva Meen Kuzhambu | Vegetarian Fish Curry
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Cowpea/karamani; 100 gms Shallots (peeled); 2 nos Tomato; 1 cup Tamarind water; 2 no Dry red chilli; 5 no garlic; 1 tsp Funnel seed; 2 tbsp Sambhar powder/ Kuzhambu chilli powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric; 1/2 tsp Red chili powder; 1 string Curryleaves; 11/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 cup Oil; 2 tsp Gingelly oil; 1 tsp Mustard seed; 1/2 tsp Jeera; 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seed

Saiva Meen Kuzhambu | Vegetarian Fish Curry

Saiva Meen Kuzhambu is a special Chettinad vegetarian curry,famous in South Tamilnadu. We do this Vegetarian Fish Curry with cowpea/ black-eyed peas which, we call in Tamil karamani. Contradictory to its name meen, which means fish, this dish doesn’t have any fish at all. Saiva Meen Kuzhambu can also be called as Vegetarian Fish Curry. We soak this cowpea and grind with few masala, steam and cut like fish shape. We roast in Tawa, add this vegetarian fish into the curry which, we prepare with onion,tomato and tamarind water as thin curry. The curry is nothing but Puli Kuzhambu / Kara Kuzhambu. The only part we need to concentrate more is to prepare this vegetarian fish using cow peas / thatta payar, which is also simple.It looks very similar to a traditional fish curry. Now we can see this in detail.

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Prep Time 2 hrs

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 2 hrs 30 mins

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Cowpea/karamani
100 gms Shallots peeled
2 nos Tomato
1 cup Tamarind water
2 no Dry red chilli
5 no garlic
1 tsp Funnel seed
2 tbsp Sambhar powder/ Kuzhambu chilli powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric
1/2 tsp Red chili powder
1 string Curryleaves
11/2 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Oil
2 tsp Gingelly oil
1 tsp Mustard seed
1/2 tsp Jeera
1/4 tsp Fenugreek seed

Instructions

Soak for 2 hours Cowpea / karamani
In mixer jar add cowpea / karamani and dry red chilli, 4 number shallots, garlic, funnel seed grind well
Add salt and grind well if need add very little amount of water
In steamer plate apply oil and keep this ground masala as thick size and plate full round
Now steam for 10 mins and allow to cool
Now cut like fish shape and keep aside
In tawa or pan add oil and shallow fry the vegetarian fish / saiva meen. Toast both side and keep aside.
IN pan add gingelly oil and temper mustard, jeera, fenugreek seed and curry leaves
Now add shallots and saute well and add tomato and saute well
Now add all powders and mix well and saute
Now add tamarind water and boil till the raw small goes out
For thick curry you can add that ground paste little with water and can add to the curry
Bring curry to boil as little thick and make sure with medium flame of gas burn
Now add the vegetarian fish / Saiva Meen to curry and bring boil foe 5 to 7 mins and turn off.
Now your Saiva Meen Kuzhambu ready