Recipe: Yummy Arachuvitta Meen Kuzhambu (Fish Curry in Homemade ground paste)

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Recipe: Yummy 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.

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

We had fish curry with rice.

The fish curry was made fresh to order with a home ground masala and was ready in minutes.

You can have 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 1 of . Fish - 1/2 kg any type.

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

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

  4. You need 4 of . Coriander powder - 1 tbsp.

  5. You need 5 of . Tamarind - 1 small lemon.

  6. Prepare 6 of . Salt - as needed.

  7. You need 7 of . Curry leaves - 10.

  8. Prepare 8 of . Gingelly oil - 2 tbsp.

  9. It’s 9 of . Fenugreek - 1/8 tsp.

  10. Prepare of To Grind:.

  11. It’s 1 of . Gingelly oil - 1 tsp.

  12. It’s 2 of . Shallots - 15.

  13. You need 3 of . Garlic clove - 10.

  14. It’s 4 of . Tomato - 1 big.

The curry was simple and delicious.

I got the recipe for the masala that day.

I kept it inside my journal and forgot about it.

After many years, I found it.

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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  5. Leave this curry for 8 hours to taste better. Usually i prepare a day before and keep it in the fridge.

  6. Serve hot with steamed rice…..

Here is my adaptation of Fisherman's Fish Curry.

Madras fish curry is spicy and tangy.

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.

Recipe for Thengai Paal Meen Kuzhambu, Tamil style Fish Curry in Coconut Milk.