Kottayam Fish Curry || Meen Mulakittathu

Name: Kottayam Fish Curry || Meen Mulakittathu
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Fish -3/4kg(preferably king fish/Seer Fish/Vanjaram); 2 big piece kudam puli; 1 big piece Ginger; Garlic-4; Curry leaves-2 strings; Green Chilli-4(slits); Salt-2tsp; Water-3cups; Chilli Powder-2tbsp; Turmeric powder-1/2tsp; 1/4 tsp Fenugreek powder; Mustard seeds-1/4tsp; Fenugreek seeds-10; Dry red chilli-2 (slits); tbsps Coconut Oil-3

SaranyaSenthil @cook_16747527

USA

This is my mother’s recipe for the spicy and extremely tasty Kottayam style fish curry. This fish curry can be left outside for 1-2 days and tastes better the next day. My fish curries were always a flop until I tried this recipe. Those of you who have never had success with a fish curry will find this recipe really useful. Do try it out sometime and tell me how you liked it. It goes very well with rice/ kappa puzhukku/ idli/ dosa.

SaranyaSenthil @cook_16747527

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Ingredients

Fish -3/4kg(preferably king fish/Seer Fish/Vanjaram)
2big piece kudam puli
1big piece Ginger
Garlic-4
Curry leaves-2 strings
Green Chilli-4(slits)
Salt-2tsp
Water-3cups
Chilli Powder-2tbsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
1/4 tspFenugreek powder
Mustard seeds-1/4tsp
Fenugreek seeds-10
Dry red chilli-2 (slits)
tbspsCoconut Oil-3

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Steps

1

Clean and wash fish. Cut into medium pieces.
2

Heat manchatty(earthernware pot/mud pot) and add coconut oil and splutter mustard seeds,fenugreek seeds and dry red chilli along with curry leaves..
Then add thin long slices of ginger,garlic and green chilli..
3

Saute for 1 minute and lower the heat. Make a paste of chilli powder,turmeric powder and fenugreek powder with little water.
Add the paste to the manchatty.
Saute until the raw smell goes.
4

Then pour hot water and add salt..
Then add kudam puli and boil well..
Finally add fish and cook for about 20 minutes in medium heat
5

Check the salt. Allow to cool for sometime.. It will be more good if it sits for bit long.
Serve with kappa (Tapioca Curry).