Name: Spicy Salmon Curry - Travancore Style
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/4 kg Salmon (cubed); Mustard seeds (As reqd); Coconut oil (As reqd); 5 to Shallots (Pearl Onions); 1 Piece Ginger (medium sized, 2 inch or so); 8 to Garlic; 1/2 tsp Fenugreek powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 4 tsp Chilli Powder (Kashmiri Chilli); 3 or Tamarind (Kudampuli); 2 springs Curry leaves; Salt (As reqd)

Spicy Salmon Curry – Travancore Style

By SaluN

• June 28, 2008

Spicy Salmon Curry - Travancore Style

Spicy Salmon Curry in Travancore Style is a mouth watering favorite among non-vegetarian dishes in Kerala Cuisine. Hot and Spicy Salmon Curry blends perfect with appam, puttu and even rice. Spicy Salmon Curry is unique and special with cubed salmon cooked in a spicy chilly mixture and tangy tamarind. Fish is nutritious rich in vital nutrients required for body. Spicy Salmon Curry cooked in Travancore Style is one of the easiest preparations for fish. You can explore a well detailed Spicy Salmon Curry – Travancore Style here.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/4 kg Salmon cubed
Mustard seeds As reqd
Coconut oil As reqd
5 to Shallots Pearl Onions
1 Piece Ginger medium sized, 2 inch or so
8 to Garlic
1/2 tsp Fenugreek powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
4 tsp Chilli Powder Kashmiri Chilli
3 or Tamarind Kudampuli
2 springs Curry leaves
Salt As reqd

Instructions

For preparing Spicy Salmon Curry, first mix fenugreek powder, kashmiri chilli powder, turmeric powder with little water to make a smooth paste.
Soak tamarind (kudampuli) in water and keep it.
Take a non-stick saute pan for cooking. If you have clay pot, that`s the ideal one.
Add coconut oil, heat oil and then add mustard, curry leaves, ginger, garlic and shallots. Then saute this.
Add chilli paste to this and stir it till oil separates.
Then add tamarind with little more water. Add salt. Wait for masala to boil.
Once it boils, add fish, then stir the fish pan enough for masala to cover the fish.
Cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
:- Delicious Salmon Curry is ready. It tastes better if you keep it for 4 -5 hours and then re-heat for use.
:- Recipe can be tried with King Fish (Mackerel or Naimeen). Good combination with Rice or chapatis.

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Response (8)

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Sumi February 11, 2009

i prepared this today….was yummy, … thnx a lot

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Remitha September 27, 2011

Thanks Salu for this excellent recipe. I have made this curry at least 10 times and my husband loves this curry every time I make this. He is a big fan of salmon. Thanks a ton…

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Maju June 30, 2008

Tried this. really awesome. thanks for sharing this salmon recipe

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bharati August 2, 2008

tried this recipe and i must say it turned out to be delicious. thanks for sharing it with us.


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Rex January 11, 2009

Very good… i prepared it the other day for lunch. The only thing i did was added some coconut milk since it was really HOT. Thanks Bro

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mishu October 16, 2008

I loved this recipe…..simple, delicious and authentic south indian recipe….Thanks for putting it up!

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CL January 15, 2022

I am a non Malayali. I love it. My hubby says he is frm a region where they use coconut milk..can I add to this?

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  aley kurian January 15, 2022
  
  Yes you can definitely add coconut milk but reduce the quantity of chilly powder and add green chillies instead.