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  • Malabar Fish Curry

    by Maria on September 10, 2006

    Malabar Fish Curry

    Pic Courtesy: Shruthi Prajosh

    A recipe that gives you the taste of northern Kerala. A perfect side dish with brown rice.

    This above picture of Malabar Fish Curry, was sent by Shruthi, one of the reader’s of MariasMenu. I thought it was so good, that I decided to stick with this. She also added kudampuli (gamboge) for an extra kick :), Thank you so much Shruthi dear :)

    1. Fish – 1/4 kg
    2. Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
      Scraped coconut – 1 1/2 cups
    3. Green chilli – 3
      Ginger – 1 piece
      Chilli powder – 1 1/2 teaspoon
      Tamarind – size of 1 lemon
    4. Small Onion – 4
    5. Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
    6. Salt
      Coconut oil
      Curry leaves

    Grind together coconut & turmeric powder with enough water into a fine paste. Make a tamarind paste by adding water to it. Add green chilli, chilli powder, ginger & salt to tamarind paste & mix well.Add coconut paste to this. Mix well. Cook this paste & when it starts boiling add fish pieces. Cook till the fish pieces are done & gravy becomes thick. Heat oil in a pan & splutter mustard seeds. Add small onion & curry leaves. Stir till the onion becomes brown & pour this over the fish curry.

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    • nirmala

      ithe dish is simply great
      i being a kannadiga is not familarized with malabar food
      but my husband is a malabar muslim and he enjoys this curry very much,thank u maria

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Nirmala

        Thank you for trying this recipe and letting me know about it.

        Happy to hear that your husband enjoyed it :)

        Cheers
        Maria

        • Akshata Shenoy

          Hi Maria,
             I am trying this recipe right now.
          I hope it turns out good.
          Will post again, once its done.

          Cheers!!,Akshata

          • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

            Hi Akshata,

            I hope your fish curry came out well. Thanks for trying the recipe :)

            Cheers
            Maria

            • Akshata Shenoy

              Hi Maria,
                Last time the curry was awesome :)
              My hubby loved it …
              I am doing this again today …
              Thanks for sharing such lovely recipes …

              Cheers,
              Akshata

            • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

              Hi Akshata,

              You are welcome dear! Nice to know that your husband also liked it.

              Happy cooking :)

              Cheers
              Maria

          • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

            Hi Akshata,

            I hope your fish curry came out well. Thanks for trying the recipe :)

            Cheers
            Maria

    • Bali

      good recipe..enjoyed it very much.
      Thanks

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Thanks Bali :)

    • Bali

      Thanks!
      Just wanted to add a few more comments. The fish available here (the UK) is not very salty – I havent tried many varieties though)Coming from Kannur I am used to sea fish the taste of which I would not get even if I add salt and marinate I suppose. Just wondered if there any suggestions on this..
      I did try a curry the way my wife makes it but the coconut cream I used made it taste a bit sweet. Any suggestions?
      Thanks and regards

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Bali,

        I dont have much idea about the salty part of it :(

        Regarding the sweet taste (though am not very sure) some suggestions:

        you can try reducing the amount of coconut cream you add. Try adding coconut milk instead of cream, it has a milder taste.

        Hope this helps..

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Choudhary

      Hey Maria,

      I would be trying this on the weekend. Wish me luck. Hope it all comes right.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Choudhary,

        Thanks for visiting.

        All the best and hope you will like it.

        Happy cooking !

        Cheers
        Maria

    • noushad

      wow… its a good.. one….i made with avoli.. really..taste good…im a bachelor staying..in uae.. always..try ur.. menus… thanks..alot again and waiting more from u….

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Noushad

        Thank you :) It’s really good to know that you try recipes from here. Keep trying and keep commenting :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Conred

      Just made this one out… and its divine…yumm!

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Thanks Conred, glad you liked it :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Kimaya

      Hi again!

      I made this for lunch today to accompany a fish fry and it was delish! I didn’t have any coconut oil though so i used regular vegetable oil, i guess missed out on the ‘authentic’ taste.
      Thanks for the recipe!

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Kimaya,

        Thanks for trying this. Please try it with coconut oil next time, it will enhance the flavor of the curry.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Sanoj

      Maria you are a legend love your recepie.s I live in Australia and miss kerala food a lot due to the scarcity of kerala restaurants. So we have taken things in our own hands and started cooking kerala dishes and your recepies are a boon indeed.
      keep up the good work

      Cheers
      Sanoj

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Sanoj,

        Its great to know that you find this space helpful. Thanks for the comment :)

        Happy cooking :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Sandhya Nair

      Maria, though a novice I could manage this recipe and it turned out really great. My husband remarked that it reminded him of his grandmother’s
      cooking which was a great compliment for me. Its superb with palappam!!

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

         Hi Sandhya,

        Thanks dear :)wow!  its indeed a great compliment that your cooking reminded your husband about his grandmom’s cooking. Thanks for the comment too..

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Ida

      Hi Maria — tried this out recently and came out well.I used kudampuli in place of tamarind.
      Thanks a bunch!

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Ida,

        You are welcome! I’m glad that you liked this recipe. Thanks for posting the comment here :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Ida

      Hi Maria — tried this out recently and came out well.I used kudampuli in place of tamarind.
      Thanks a bunch!

    • priya

      hi maria,
                  tried this out …. i added a little fenugreek powder also… tasted great with both rice and rotis…my kids and husband loved it….I’m a doctor but cooking is my favourite hobby… and i love ur recipes                                          thanx a lot maria !

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Priya,

        You are welcome. Its a pleasure to know that the curry was liked by your family.

        So now I can contact you for some free consultation :)

        Thank you so much for taking time to share your feedback here.

        Cheers
        Maria

        • Priyakurian

          hi maria,
                      hope u r fine …u r welcome for free consultations in dermatology…..:-)
                     i tried ur carrot cake…. it was yummy…!!!!!
           
                                            thx….byeeeeeeee
                                                                      priya (doha)

    • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

      Hi Reena,

      I do hope that your chicken stew came out well.

      Cheers
      Maria

    • Jenny

      I made this right now–am nt very good at clicking the snaps thoh :) :)…it has turned out awesome..thank u..and am sharing the link wid a couple of friends who cn so try the same :) :)

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