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Palai Fish Curry

Fish curry with coconut
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course sea food
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 kg Fish
  • 1 cup Shredded coconut
  • 1 Tsp Red chilly powder
  • 1 tsp Ginger Chopped
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1 No. Kukum star Kudam puli
  • 7 nos Shallots Kunjulli
  • 4 nos Green chillies Split the ends
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 Sprigs Curry leaves
  • 1 cup Water
  • As reqd Coconut oil
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • Cut fish into small pieces.
  • Boil kudam puli with 1/2 cup of water in a deep vessel (preferably meen chatti) for 5 mins.
  • Grind together shredded coconut, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, ginger and a small onion, into a smooth paste along with a little water.
  • Add the above paste along with the fish pieces into the clay vessel. Add required salt and stir.
  • Add green chillies and curry leaves.
  • Cover and simmer, until the fish is cooked through and tender.
  • Meanwhile, heat oil in a small frying pan. Splutter mustard seeds.
  • Add remaining chopped small onions and fry, till they turn brown in colour.
  • Pour this into the cooked fish curry.
  • :- Serve hot with rice or kappa(tapioca).

Notes

Recipe courtesy - Parvathy. You can visit this link Fish Molly/Fish Stew. You can also visit this link Kappa With Red Spicy Meen Curry.
Keyword Palai Fish Curry
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