Name: Fish Kolumbu
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 500 gm Thick fish steak such as pomfret or any other fish; 5 tbsp Veg oil; 20 gm Coriander seeds; ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds (Uluva); ½ tsp Fennel seeds (Perinjeerakam); 4 nos Red chillies (Kollamulaku); 250 gm Onion (sliced); 25 gm Tamarind pulp (Puli); ½ tsp Mustard seeds; 10 – Curry leaves; 3 nos Garlic pods (sliced); ½ tsp Turmeric (ground); 20 gm Jaggery (Sharkkara); Salt (As reqd)

Fish Kolumbu

A hot and sweet fish curry

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

500 gm Thick fish steak such as pomfret or any other fish
5 tbsp Veg oil
20 gm Coriander seeds
½ tsp Fenugreek seeds Uluva
½ tsp Fennel seeds Perinjeerakam
4 nos Red chillies Kollamulaku
250 gm Onion sliced
25 gm Tamarind pulp Puli
½ tsp Mustard seeds
10 – Curry leaves
3 nos Garlic pods sliced
½ tsp Turmeric ground
20 gm Jaggery Sharkkara
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Heat half the oil in a pan.
Add coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds and red chillies.
Saute for 5 mins, until chillies begin to go dark in colour.
Add onions and fry, stirring constantly, for about 8 mins.
When the onions are soft, remove the mixture and spread on a tray to cool.
When cool, grind it to a very fine paste along with tamarind pulp and a little water, if necessary. Keep it aside.
Heat the remaining oil in a deep frying pan.
Splutter mustard seeds.
Add curry leaves, garlic and turmeric.
Add the ground onion paste and stir well.
Add water to make a sauce consistency.
Add jaggery and salt and mix well.
Bring the contents to a boil.
Remove any scum from the surface with a slotted spoon.
Add the fish pieces.
Cook for approximately ten mins, until the fish is cooked.

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Response (8)

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nithi July 6, 2008

I try this recipe. Its very tasty and different.

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radha March 1, 2009

hey thx for this easy resipe,i did it wihtout using jaggery,it was really tasty.i tried with egg,chicken too.wow all taste superb.

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Radha Priya August 8, 2005

This recipe is really good. I was looking for a new recipe today and found this. I made it in half an hour. Just too good. Sounds like an old Travancore dish. Yummy.

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sarmila August 8, 2005

veri tastey and nice
it is like vattha kozhambu.


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sarah August 11, 2005

Its a delicious fish curry,very different…everyone should try this

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lakshmi September 16, 2005

An excellent recipe..A totally different taste!

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usha August 25, 2005

really good with chappathi or batoora.

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manju January 20, 2007

i tried the recipe seeing the comments.really good and different taste .