Chettinad Fish Curry Recipe / Chettinad Vanjaram Meen Kuzhambu

Chettinad Fish Curry is one of the famous and very tasty south indian recipe. Lets see the preparation

Ingredients :

Fish - 1 kg (Seer Fish / Vanjaram Fish)
Shallots - 10 (chopped)
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 3 (chopped)
Green Chilly - 4 (slit)
Garlic - 10 pods (chopped)
Ginger - 1 inch (chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Tamarind paste - 2 tbsp
Curry Leaves - 10 leaves
Sesame oil - 5 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Salt as needed.

Method :

In a Mixer Grinder, add n crushed shallots, garlic, ginger, curry leaves. Don't make into fine paste.  keep it aside.

Take a vessel with 1 cup of water, add tamarind paste, red chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder,  shallots-ginger garlic curry leaves grinded paste, tomatoes, salt.  Mix altogether and check salt. keep this tamarind masala water side.

Heat a heavy bottomed pan with sesame oil in a medium flame. Add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, green chilly, onion fry for a minute.

Now add tamarind masala water into the pan.

Boil the curry until oil begins to appear on sides of the curry for 10 minutes in medium flame. Add coconut milk and boil in a low flame for 2 minutes. Don't boil too much after adding coconut milk.

Then add the seer fish pieces into the curry. Boil again for 10 minutes in a low flame. Sprinkle pepper powder on top of the fish curry. 

Chettinad Fish Curry is ready to serve.

Serve with steamed rice, idly or dosa.

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