Meen curry - Fish curry Kerala style
Cooking time: 10 min. / 30 min.Difficulty: easy
I really enjoyed this fish curry. Yes, it was quite spicy, but the taste was balanced nicely with the coconut sauce. I had this great dish with an amazing muslim family. We were eating on roof of their house in Kerala in south of India. Super nice picnic ;)
Process
Mix tamarind with a bit of water, remove seeds and put into blender water included. Add grated coconut, shallots, chili powder, turmeric and blend into a fine paste. Add a bit of water for easier blending.
Pour the mix into a large pot. Add curry leaves, tomato, green chilies and salt to taste. Stir in water, but not too much that the sauce doesn`t get too watery. Bring to a boil and cook 5-10 minutes on a small heat, covered. Add fish and cook 15-20 more minutes, covered. Just before the end of cooking remove lid that the sauce gets thicker.
Serve with rice.
To buy a coconut scraper US, UK, Europe
Video recipe
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Ingredients
For 4 portions:
- 600g fish gutted - whole small ones or large ones cut on pieces or horseshoes
- fresh grated coconut
- 4 red shallots
- 1-2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp tamarind pulp or paste
- 10 curry leaves
- salt
- 1 large tomato sliced
- 3 green chilies
Side dish:
- rice
Authentic tools needed:
- coconut scraper
- clay pot
- blender
- rice cooker
