Varutharacha Meen Curry – Fish Curry with freshly Roasted Masala
Varutharacha Meen Curry – Fish Curry with freshly Roasted Masala
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Varutthu Aracha Meen Kuzhambu/ Fish Curry with Dry Roasted Spices
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 3
Ingredients
- Fish – 500 gms
- Tamarind – a small lemon sized ball
- Oil- 3tbs
- Vadagam – 1 tsp.
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Oinons – 3
- Tomatos – 2
- Green chilli – 3
- Garlic cloves – 8
- Curry leaves – as needed
- Salt- to taste
- TO GRIND
- Dry red chillies- 5
- Coriander seeds- 1tbs
Instructions
- Soak the tamarind in the water, extract the pulp by adding a cup of water.
- Dry roast the dry red chillies and coriander seeds just for 1 min, grind into a fine paste by adding 1/4 cup of water.
- Add the grinded mixture to the tamarind extract water and mix well.
- In a kadai add the oil, add in vadagam( if you don’t hav vadagam you can substitute with 1tsp – mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp – methi seed and cumin seeds -1/2tsp) and cumin seeds fry just 30 seconds.
- Add the onions, garlic and green chill and fry till onions turns translucent.
- Add the tomatoes and cook until it turns mushy
- Add the tamarind water, salt and turmeric powder.
- Close with the lid and cook for 20 mins
- Finally add the fish one by one carefully, and close the lid and cook for another 10 mins.
- Sprinkle some coriander leaves if needed.
- Category: Non-vegetarian Gravy
- Cuisine: south Indian
STEP BY STEP PICTURES:
These all the ingredients.
Dry roast the coriander seeds
Dry roast the dry red chillies
Grind them into a fine paste.
Add the grinder paste to the tamarind water and mix well.
Add oil
Add vadagam
Add cumin
Add the onions and fry till its translucent
Add garlic, green chilli and curry leaves.
Add required amount of salt and cook until the mixtures is combined.
Now add the tamarind mixture.
Add enough water, cook until the mixture is thicken
Finally add the fish one by one..cook for 10 mins.
Serve hot with rice.
