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45 min — 20 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Kerala Fish Curry

Name: Kerala Fish Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kerala Indian
Ingredients: 400g Water; 15g Garlic; 2g Turmeric Powder; 10g green chillies; 60g Shallots; 8g coriander powder; 15g Ginger; 20g Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 15g Kudampuli / Malabar Tamarind (fruit); 8g salt; 500g fish; 3g Mustard Seeds (Black); 2g methi seeds; 40g Coconut Oil; 5g Curry Leaves

Red, tangy fish curry soured with kudampuli and cooked in coconut oil. Tastes best the next day.

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Time 45 min · Serves 4 · 276 kcal · Kerala

Ingredients

Main

Water — 400 g
Garlic — 15 g
Turmeric Powder — 2 g
green chillies — 10 g
Shallots — 60 g
coriander powder — 8 g
Ginger — 15 g
Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder — 20 g
Kudampuli / Malabar Tamarind (fruit) — 15 g
salt — 8 g
fish — 500 g

Tempering

Mustard Seeds (Black) — 3 g
methi seeds — 2 g
Coconut Oil — 40 g
Curry Leaves — 5 g

Method

Soak kudampuli in a little warm water for 10 minutes.
Heat coconut oil in a clay pot. Add mustard and methi seeds.
Add shallots, ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves. Fry till soft.
Lower the flame. Add chilli, turmeric and coriander powders. Stir for 1 minute.
Add water, kudampuli with its water and salt. Bring to a boil.
Add fish pieces. Simmer for 12 minutes, swirling the pot, not stirring.
Cook till oil floats on top. Rest for an hour before serving.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Kerala Fish Curry?: 276 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 45 min — 20 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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