Malabar meen curry/meen mulakittathu

Name: Malabar meen curry/meen mulakittathu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: Fish - 1/2 Kg; Onion - 2 Sliced; Green Chilly - 4; Ginger - 1" piece; Tomato - 2 medium; Tamarind - 2 small lemon sizes(Indian Lime)(Soaked in 1 cup of water); Turmeric powder - 1/2 Tsp; Red Chilly powder - 21/2 Tbsp; Grated coconut - 1/2 cup; Water - 1/2 cup; Garlic crushed - 5; Curry Leaves - 2 Sprigs; Coconut Oil/Oil- 2 Tbsp

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Main Dish

Difficult

45 min

A Spicy fish curry from Kannur

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time30 min

Grind grated coconut with water into a very smooth paste. Keep aside.
Heat a manchatti/ pan, add oil, add onion, green chilly ,ginger and tomato. Saute till onions are pink and tomato is cooked well.
Add turmeric powder and red chilly powder. Saute for 2 minutes.
Nicely mixed the tamarind with your hand, Strain the juice into the masala mix. Mix well. Add salt. Bring it boil.(Do not pour the whole liquid, as you need to adjust it later.)
Add coconut paste to it. Let it boil nicely for 10 minutes. Now add the fresh and cleaned fish pieces to it.

Stir the manchatti/pan with your hand. Do not use spoon. Check the sourness of the curry. If less tangy, add more tamarind juice.
Close the lid and let the fish cook on low flame. Add curry leaves. Cook it the oil separates from the sides.
When done off the flame and add crushed garlic. Let the curry rest it manchatti itself till it is served.

Note
Adjust the amount of tamarind, and red chilly powder according to your taste.