Anchovies Fish Curry/Nethili Meen Kuzhambu

Name: Anchovies Fish Curry/Nethili Meen Kuzhambu
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 grams Achovies Fish; 5 tbspn gingely oil; 1 tspn fenugreek seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp urad dhal; 10 garlic cloves; 2 spring curry leaves; 10 shallots/1 onion (chopped); 1 tomato (chopped); 2 green chillies (slit); 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tbspn coriander powder; 2 tbsp mixed curry masala/kuzhambu podi; To taste salt; 2 tbspn coriander leaves (chopped); To grind; 2 onions; 2 tomatoes; 1 tbspn cumin seeds; To soak; 1 Lemon size tamarind; 1 cup water

Maria Emmanuel @me_2603

Chennai

#week2of5
This is my favorite fish curry. These tiny anchovies are delicious with rice

Maria Emmanuel @me_2603

Chennai

#week2of5
This is my favorite fish curry. These tiny anchovies are delicious with rice

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Ingredients

30 minutes

5 servings

500 gramsAchovies Fish
5 tbspngingely oil
1tspn fenugreek seeds
1 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspurad dhal
10garlic cloves
2spring curry leaves
10shallots/1 onion (chopped)
1tomato (chopped)
2green chillies (slit)
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tbspncoriander powder
2 tbspmixed curry masala/kuzhambu podi
To tastesalt
2 tbspncoriander leaves (chopped)
To grind
2onions
2tomatoes
1 tbspncumin seeds
To soak
1Lemon size tamarind
1 cupwater

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Clean fish at least twice in turmeric water and set aside. Soak tamarind in 1 cup water. Keep all ingredients ready.
2

In a blender add ingredients to grind and blend to coarse paste. Set aside.
3

Heat gingely oil in a wide pan, add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds after it cracks add urad dhal.
4

Next add the garlic curry leaves and onion.
5

Add green chillies, tomato and the ground paste. Saute till raw smell disappears.
6

Next add the spices, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and mixed curry masala. Saute till oil separates from the pan.
7

Add salt(I've used rock salt) and tamarind water. Adjust water accordingly. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
8

Once it starts boiling add the cleaned fish and cook for 5 minutes. Don't stir after adding the fish it will break. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Maria Emmanuel @me_2603

on June 17, 2020 04:53

Chennai

A passionate home maker and homebaker. Love to cook with my heart and soul. Enjoy cooking for my family and trying new recipes.Love the aromas and flavors of food. Ardent food lover.Instagram: KreamTreatz_Chennai