Recipe: To Try At Home Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu

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Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu. A south Indian home style fish curry - Simple and finger licking good! ๐ Kuzhambu means curry in Tamil and Meen means fish. There are different styles of meen kuzhambu. But this one is simple with nothing to grind and feels like home.
With step by step pictures and video.
Tamilnadu Fish Curry Recipe / Tamil Style Meen Kuzhambu.
I met Chef Paramraj during my travels.
You can cook Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu
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Prepare of fish(rohu).
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Prepare of vadavam.
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It’s of spring curry leaves.
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You need of cumin/jeera powder.
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Prepare of onion (chopped).
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It’s of Tomato (chopped).
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It’s of Small Lemon size tamarind.
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It’s of coriander powder.
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It’s of mixed curry masala.
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You need of red chilli powder.
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Prepare of turmeric powder.
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It’s of salt.
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You need of gingely oil.
His food was home style comforting South Indian food which I liked a lot.
His fish curry blew my mind.
Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu aka Shark Fish Curry is a quintessential curry dish from the South Indian Cuisine that goes with Chettinad spices hence it's hot and spicy with the flavours.
Typically eaten with plain steamed rice, Shark fish curry is a popular curry dish in entire South India specially Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu instructions
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Soak tamarind in 1 cup water for ยฝ hour. Strain and extract from pulp.Clean and wash fish. Set aside..
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Heat oil in a wide skillet. Add vadavam after it cracks add curry leaves..
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Now add onions and jeera powder saute till golden brown..
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Add tomatoes and cook till mushy and raw smell disappears..
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Next add salt,turmeric and red chilli powder. Saute till oil separates from skillet..
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In a blender add mixed curry masala and coriander powder. Take half of the sauted mix and grind to smooth paste..
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To the remaining onion tomatoes in pan add strained tamarind water and ground paste..
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Wash the blender with water and pour into curry. Check salt and tanginess. Cover and allow to boil 15 minutes..
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Gently drop the fish into the curry and allow to cook covered for 5 minutes. No not stir the fish pieces may break..
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Serve hot with plain rice..
Shark fish is great in taste and it's believed to be good for.
You're unlikely to hear the term Madras fish curry in Chennai (I can already sense the 'Madras' loyalists taking offence).
It's meen (fish) kuzhambu here and there are few dishes that are romanticised in popular culture (especially in Tamil cinema) like this wonderful dish that is truly an explosion of flavours.
This is a dish that originates.
Meen kuzhambu / Fish curry in tamil is a spicy and tangy gravy which is very famous in South India.