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new - meen coconut curry

Thenga Aracha Meen Curry | Fish Curry In Ground Coconut

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g Mackerel Ayala
  • 3 nos. Tomato Chopped
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Chopped
  • 15 Bird's eye chilly Kanthari Mulaku
  • 6 nos. Shallots Sliced
  • 1 no. small Coconut Grated
  • 2 tsp Red chilly powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
  • Curry leaves Few
  • 3 tbsp Oil
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Clean and slice the fish pieces and keep in a bowl.
  • Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and 2 cups water to it. Mix well and keep aside.
  • Meanwhile grind coconut with 2 shallots, cumin seeds and enough water. Keep this aside.
  • Take all the ingredients in a plate: chopped tomatoes, remaining shallots, chopped ginger and bird's eye chilly. Keep this aside.
  • Heat oil in a claypot and add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. When it starts to splutter, add shallots and saute well till shallots become light brown in colour.
  • Add tomato, bird eye chilly, ginger and curry leaves. Saute it again for 5 minutes.
  • Add fish and previously prepared masala water to it and cook it for 10 minutes till fish is done.
  • Add coconut paste into the curry.
  • Mix it well. Mix in a medium flame and when it starts to boil, turn off the flame.
  • Serve hot with rice.
    new - meen coconut curry

Notes

You can visit this link Naadan Meen Curry. You can also visit this link Ayala Pollichathu.
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