Name: Kerala Style Meen Curry (Fish Curry)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds Fish (king mackrel or pomphret); 1 cup Coconut (shreaded); 1 tbsp Ginger (chopped); 1 tbsp Garlic (chopped); 1/2 cup Onion (chopped); Curry leaves (few); 5 tbsp Coconut oil; 3 Pieces Kodam Puli; 2 nos Green Chili; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Chilli powder; 1 tsp Corriander powder; Salt (as reqd); Water (as reqd)

Kerala Style Meen Curry (Fish Curry)

A Typical kerala dish!!

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 pounds Fish king mackrel or pomphret
1 cup Coconut shreaded
1 tbsp Ginger chopped
1 tbsp Garlic chopped
1/2 cup Onion chopped
Curry leaves few
5 tbsp Coconut oil
3 Pieces Kodam Puli
2 nos Green Chili
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Chilli powder
1 tsp Corriander powder
Salt as reqd
Water as reqd

Instructions

Boil 3 cups of water in a pot.
Add salt, turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp chiilli powder and 1/2 tsp corriander powder.
Add the cut and cleaned fish to the boiling water and cook for 15 mins,until fish is well cooked .
Switch off the flame and keep it aside.
In a pan add 1 tbsp of coconut oil and fry the shredded coconut in low flame until golden brown and grind it into a fine paste.
In another pot (preferably earthern pot) add 4 tbsp of oil.
Add garlic, onion,ginger, green chillil and Stir then until they turn slightly brown.
Add remaining 1/2 tsp of chilli owder and 1/2 tsp of corriander powder to it.
Add kodam puli to it and stir for another 5 minutes.
To this add the fried coconut paste.
Stir well for another 5-7 mins.
Now add the cooked fish along with the spiced water in which it was cooked.
close the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
:- Garnish with curry leaves and serve it hot with steamed rice.

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Kerala Style Meen Curry (Fish Curry)