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Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu. Recipe for Tamilnadu style fish curry / meen kuzhambu recipe. His fish curry blew my mind. Clean flavors, nothing over powering and delicious in every single bite.

Authentic Meen Kuzhambu recipe without coconut in Chettinad style. It is very quick to make with freshly ground spices and goes well with rice, idli/Dosa. I would like to try different varieties of fish curry. You can have Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu

1. You need 500 gm of fish(rohu).
2. It's 2 tsp of vadavam.
3. Prepare 3 of spring curry leaves.
4. It's 2 tsp of cumin/jeera powder.
5. You need 4 of onion (chopped).
6. You need 5 of Tomato (chopped).
7. You need 1 of Small Lemon size tamarind.
8. You need 2 tsp of coriander powder.
9. You need 4 tsp of mixed curry masala.
10. It's 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
12. Prepare To taste of salt.
13. It's 5 tbsp of gingely oil.

I have already posted a version of Meen Kuzhambu with coconut. I learned this mouth-watering fish kuzhambu / fish curry recipe from my MIL, who excels in non-vegetarian dishes. This recipe is best suitable for the sea breed fish (Pomfret, King Fish, etc.,) I came up with another recipe of Arachuvitta Meen Kuzhmabu that could also equally good when compared. If someone comes over and (dares enough to:-))asks me what is it that turns me ON,i would straight away without a second thought will say 'Meen Kuzhambu' :-).

Fish curry/ Meen Kuzhambu step by step

1. Soak tamarind in 1 cup water for ½ hour. Strain and extract from pulp.Clean and wash fish. Set aside..
2. Heat oil in a wide skillet. Add vadavam after it cracks add curry leaves..
3. Now add onions and jeera powder saute till golden brown..
4. Add tomatoes and cook till mushy and raw smell disappears..
5. Next add salt,turmeric and red chilli powder. Saute till oil separates from skillet..
6. In a blender add mixed curry masala and coriander powder. Take half of the sauted mix and grind to smooth paste..
7. To the remaining onion tomatoes in pan add strained tamarind water and ground paste..
8. Wash the blender with water and pour into curry. Check salt and tanginess. Cover and allow to boil 15 minutes..
9. Gently drop the fish into the curry and allow to cook covered for 5 minutes. No not stir the fish pieces may break..
10. Serve hot with plain rice..

It has been my 'Taraka Mantra' ever since i was a kid. It has been my all time favourites. I would trade anything in this world for. Couple days back hubby bought this fish from the market. For so many days i wanted to try a village style fish curry and i decided to give a try and it turned out really good.