Nadan Meen Curry | Kerala Style Fish Curry
Ingredients
- 1 kg Mathi or any other fish Sardine
- 1/4 kg Small onions Kunjulli
- 2 tsp Ginger paste
- 2 tsp Garlic paste
- 2 nos Tomato medium
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp Chilli powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp Fenugreek powder Uluva
- 3 pieces Kukum star Kudampuli
- 4 tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- Salt As reqd
Instructions
- For preparing Kerala Style Fish Curry (Naadan Meen Curry), first clean the fish and cut into small pieces.
- Chop small onion and tomatoes.
- Roast turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, pepper powder and fenugreek powder together in a pan on low flame without oil to remove the raw smell and taste of these powders.
- Heat oil in a pan (traditional `meen chatti` is the best).
- Add mustard seeds along with ginger-garlic paste.
- When the ginger garlic paste is fried, add chopped small onion and saute till it becomes very soft.
- Add chopped tomatoes and mix it well.
- When the mixture reaches the consistency of a curry paste, add the roasted masala powder along with kudam puli, salt and required quantity of water and bring it to boil.
- Now add the fish pieces and mix it well.
- Cover it with a lid and cook it on a medium flame until the dish reaches the correct consistency (not too watery or too thick).
- :- Serve Kerala Style Fish Curry hot with kappa vevichathu or plain rice.
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