Recipe Number : 142
Hi friends,
Today's recipe is kottayam style fish curry/meen vevichathu.It is a easy and tasty curry.This curry can be left outside for 1to2 days.This curry will taste so delicious when it is had the next day .So keep the leftovers and reheat it the next day and have it. It goes well with rice,kappa and appam.
| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Passive Time | 35 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1/2 kg Fish (king fish,avoli,choora)i used king fish
- 2 tbsps Chopped ginger
- 2 tbsps Chopped garlic
- 2 nos Green chilly
- 8to10 Chopped shallots
- 3 sprigs Curry leaves
- 3 tbsps Coconut oil
- 21/2 tbsps Kashmir chilly
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp Fenugreek powder (uluva podi)
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 pinch Fenugreek seed
- 2to3 pieces Kokum (kudampuli)
- Hot water as required
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Instructions
- Cut the fish into cubes, wash well and keep aside.Soak kudampuli(kokum)in little water.
- Make a paste with chilly powder,turmeric powder, fenugreek powder and little water,set aside.
- Heat coconut oil in a clay pot (meen chatti) splutter mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds then add chopped shallots, ginger,garlic,green chilly and curry leaves saute until shallots is golden brown.
- Reduce the flame add prepared masala paste saute for few minutes until the oil starts leave the sides of the clay pot.(take care not to burn it).
- Now add salt, required hot water and kudampuli along with the water in which they were soaked.Allow it to boil,adjust salt and add the fish pieces.
- Swirl the clay pot in such a way that every thing is mixed well,so that the fish s immersed in the curry.(do not use a spoon to mix).
- Cover and cook in medium-low flame for 12 to15 minutes or until the fish is cooked.Swirl the clay pot every 5 minutes.
- Adjust the gravy according to your consistency,remove from fire and finally drizzle a tsp coconut oil and sprinkle curry leaves on top and keep the curry covered for 1- 2 hours ,let the flavor set.You can serve immediately as well,but it will taste amazing if it sits for a while.
- Serve with rice,kappa or appam.
- Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!.
Recipe Notes
Happy Cooking!!.
Zainu.
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