Kerala fish curry (meen pattichathu)

Name: Kerala fish curry (meen pattichathu)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: en
Ingredients: Fish: ½ kg.; Kudam puli: 3 or 4.; Kashmiri red chilly powder:5 or 6 tsp.; Turmeric: A pinch.; Pepper powder: ½ teaspoon.; Mustard seeds: ½ teaspoon.; Fenugreek or uluva seeds: ¼ teaspoon. (Refer note); Button onions chopped: 7 or 8. (Refer note); Garlic chopped: 4 or 5 cloves.; Ginger chopped: 1 inch.; Green chillies: 2.; Curry leaves.; Salt to taste.

Main Dish

4 servings

15 min

20 min

Very Easy

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Ingredients

Number of serving: 4

Fish: ½ kg.

Kudam puli: 3 or 4.

Kashmiri red chilly powder:5 or 6 tsp.

Turmeric: A pinch.

Pepper powder: ½ teaspoon.

Mustard seeds: ½ teaspoon.

Fenugreek or uluva seeds: ¼ teaspoon. (Refer note)

Button onions chopped: 7 or 8. (Refer note)

Garlic chopped: 4 or 5 cloves.

Ginger chopped: 1 inch.

Green chillies: 2.

Curry leaves.

Salt to taste.

Preparation

In a chatti pour little oil and crack the mustard seeds and the fenugreek seeds.
Add chopped onions, garlic, ginger, green chillies and sauté till light brown.
Put in the chilly powder, turmeric and fry for a little time.
Pour little water and put in cleaned puli, salt, and curry leaves.
Put in the fish and when it boils leave to simmer for 10 -20 minutes and add the pepper powder.
When the fish is done add more curry leaves.