Easiest Way to Royal Yummy Kerala Style Fish Curry (Meen Mulaku Curry)

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Kerala Style Fish Curry (Meen Mulaku Curry). Kerala fish curry is a spicy traditional Kerala cuisine also called Meen mulaku curry. "Meen" is the Malayalam word for fish and "mulaku" means chilli. Fish curry is very popular in Kerala and among Malayalees all over the world. Traditional spicy Kerala fish curry is one of the main menu items in restaurants and hotels across Kerala.

Also called as mulakitta meen curry / meen vevichathu.

It can be served with rice or kappa (tapioca/yuca).

A red fish curry/ Meen Mulagu Curry prepared the Kerala way with spices like red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder.

You can cook Kerala Style Fish Curry (Meen Mulaku Curry) using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Kerala Style Fish Curry (Meen Mulaku Curry)

  1. It’s 1/2 kg of Fish (Vatta, Saradines, Mackerel).

  2. It’s 1 piece of ginger.

  3. Prepare 5 piece of garlic.

  4. It’s 3 of green chilli.

  5. You need 5 of shallots.

  6. Prepare 1 tsp of mustard seed.

  7. Prepare 3 tbsp of chilli powder.

  8. Prepare 1 tbsp of coriander powder.

  9. It’s 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.

  10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of fenugreek powder.

  11. You need 3 tbsp of coconut oil.

  12. You need 3 of kudampuli.

  13. Prepare of salt as required.

  14. It’s of curry leaves for garnish.

Tamarind is added for the sourness.

Tomato paste added to the curry makes the gravy very thick and the coconut oil and fenugreek seeds imparts a very authentic flavour to the curry.

Kerala Fish Curry (Mulaku Curry) Kerala's Red Fish Curry or the Mulaku Charu is hot and spicy fish curry.

Its rich color is from Kashmiri chilly powder which is less spicy when compared to regular chilly powder.

Kerala Style Fish Curry (Meen Mulaku Curry) instructions

  1. Make a paste of coriander, chilli, fenugreek, turmeric powders and keep aside.

  2. Keep the mud pot(meen chatti) on stove and heat oil.

  3. Splutter mustard seeds.

  4. Add sliced shallots, ginger, garlic, green chilli and saute it for few minutes.

  5. Add the paste made in step 1 and mix well.

  6. Add kudampuli and mix well.

  7. Now add 2 cups of water and salt.

  8. Once it starts boiling add the fish pieces.

  9. Wait until it boils again in light flame and when oil starts separating, turn off stove.

  10. Garnish with curry leaves.

Fish curry and rice or fish curry and kappa pukku is the absolute comfort food for every malayali.

Meen Mulaku curry / Chilly fish curry north kerala style.

This video explain how to make mean mulake curry ( red colour).

It is one of the awesome fish curry.

Meen Mulaku Curry Kerala is a state located along the coastal area of India and hence the staple food of kerala is rice and fish in coastal regions.