How to Cook Tasty Arachuvitta Meen Kuzhambu (Fish Curry in Homemade ground paste)

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How to Cook Tasty Arachuvitta Meen Kuzhambu (Fish Curry in Homemade ground paste) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Arachuvitta Meen Kuzhambu (Fish Curry in Homemade ground paste). Do not forget to check out another Meen Kuzhambu recipe, try Arachuvita Meen Kulambu, here in PepperBowl. Potato Wedge fry can be the best side dish for this kuzhambu. If vadagam is not available, heat oil in the pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, fenugreek seeds, chopped garlic wait till it gets splutter.

Recipe Courtesy: Harish Rao - Chef and Culinary consultant Chef Harish's trails in North Chennai helped him unearth this unique recipe that he calls a fishing hamlet curry.

It's a popular recipe in areas like Kasimedu - home to one of the city's largest fishing harbours, and doesn't.

Finally wash fish with lemon juice because it helps to remove stinky smell from the fish.

You can cook Arachuvitta Meen Kuzhambu (Fish Curry in Homemade ground paste) using 14 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Arachuvitta Meen Kuzhambu (Fish Curry in Homemade ground paste)

  1. Prepare of . Fish - 1/2 kg any type.

  2. It’s of . Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp.

  3. You need of . Red chilli powder - 1 1/2 tbsp.

  4. Prepare of . Coriander powder - 1 tbsp.

  5. It’s of . Tamarind - 1 small lemon.

  6. You need of . Salt - as needed.

  7. It’s of . Curry leaves - 10.

  8. You need of . Gingelly oil - 2 tbsp.

  9. You need of . Fenugreek - 1/8 tsp.

  10. It’s of To Grind:.

  11. Prepare of . Gingelly oil - 1 tsp.

  12. Prepare of . Shallots - 15.

  13. You need of . Garlic clove - 10.

  14. Prepare of . Tomato - 1 big.

Then marinate fish with a pinch of turmeric powder and little salt, set aside.

Recipe for Tamilnadu style fish curry / meen kuzhambu recipe.

With step by step pictures and video.

Tamilnadu Fish Curry Recipe / Tamil Style Meen Kuzhambu.

Arachuvitta Meen Kuzhambu (Fish Curry in Homemade ground paste) step by step

    1. Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 minutes. Take the juice and keep aside.
  1. Heat kadai in medium flame add oil. Once oil is hot add shallots, garlic and tomato. Saute till tomato turn mushy. Cool completely grind to smooth paste and keep aside.

  2. Heat 2 tbsp of gingelly oil in pan add fenugreek and curry leaves. Once fenugreek started to change colour now add the paste. Saute for 2 minutes..

    1. Now add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, tamarind juice to this. Boil for 5 minutes in medium flame. Once the oil starts to leave the pan add fish close with lid immediately. Switch off the flame.
  3. Leave this curry for 8 hours to taste better. Usually i prepare a day before and keep it in the fridge.

  4. Serve hot with steamed rice…..

I met Chef Paramraj during my travels.

His food was home style comforting South Indian food which I liked a lot.

His fish curry blew my mind.

Village Syle Fish Curry Recipe / Gramathu Meen Kuzhambu Recipe.

This fish curry has a mixture of roasted ground masala and fresh ground coconut masala which really makes it so yummy.