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machli banane ka aasaan tareeka or rohu fish curry

Fish curry recipe south indian, fish gravy

Asiya
fish curry in south indian style made using tamarind pulp and masala ingredients
4.34 from 3 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Curries
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 4 -5
Calories 118 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8-10 fish pieces (approximately 750 gms)

To marinate fish:

  • salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • a pinch of haldi powder/turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste

To make masala paste:

  • 2 tablespoon desiccated/fresh coconut pieces
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds/dhania
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds/jeera
  • 2 onions (sliced/chopped)

to stir fry the fish:

  • 2 tablespoon oil

To make the curry:

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • salt - to taste
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder/haldi powder
  • 2 lemon size tamarind (soaked and pulp extracted)
  • 8-10 fresh curry leaves
  • salt if required

Instructions
 

Step 1 (Washing of the fish):

  • Take fish pieces, clean and wash them well with salt and haldi water to get rid of the foul smell.
  • If smell continues, add some lemon drops all over the fish and wash them with water.

Step 2 (marinating the fish):

  • Take the washed fish pieces, add some salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, mix all the ingredients with the fish well.
  • Marinate the fish for at least 10 minutes.

Step 3(Roasting the masala and blending them):

  • Take a pan, add coconut pieces and dry roast them until they turn into slight brown color.
  • Roast them on low flame.
  • Take them out on a plate.
  • Add coriander seeds and cumin seeds into a pan and dry roast them slightly until they release a pleasant aroma.
  • Take them out and transfer into the same plate.
  • Add onions into the pan, add oil all over the onions and roast the onions until they turn slight brown in color.
  • Take the onions out in a plate.
  • Cool down all the ingredients.
  • Take a blending jar, add all the roasted ingredients into the jar, blend them.
  • Add some water into the jar and make a smooth paste of the roasted masala ingredients.
  • Keep the paste aside for later use.

Step 4 (Stir frying the fish):

  • Take a pan, add around 2-3 teaspoon of oil and heat it.
  • Add the marinated fish pieces into the pan.
  • Stir fry them on both sides for few minutes.
  • Take them out.

Step 5(Making the fish curry):

  • Take a cooking vessel, add oil and heat it on low flame.
  • Add the blended masala paste into it.
  • give a mix and keep stirring the masala to avoid burning.
  • add salt as per taste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste.
  • give a mix and cook the masala on low flame for 5-10 minutes and stir in between.
  • add the tamarind extracted pulp and adjust the sourness as per requirement.
  • give a stir and check the salt and add more as per requirement.
  • add the stir fried fish pieces into the curry.
  • add some fresh curry leaves.
  • let the curry boil well.
  • stir delicately in between.
  • cook for 5 minutes on sim flame.
  • switch off the flame.
  • serve hot.
  • serve the curry with rice.

Video

Notes

  • Here in this recipe I have stir fried the fish to enhance the flavors but stir frying the fish can be skipped and the marinated pieces can be directly added into the curry while boiling. 
  • Marination step too is optional and the fish pieces can be directly added without marinating.
  • Tamarind pulp can be increased or reduced according to one's preference.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Fish curry recipe south indian, fish gravy
Amount Per Serving
Calories 118 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 4mg0%
Potassium 86mg2%
Carbohydrates 5g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1IU0%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 13mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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