Naadan Meen Curry (Fish curry with coconut) Recipe : Fish Recipes from Mallu Kitchen

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Naadan Meen Curry (Fish curry with coconut) Recipe Submitted by: shirley | Date Added: 20 Jul 2009
Listed in: Fish

Fish - 1/2 kg (eg: King fish,Pomfret,Tilapia etc)
Small Onions - 5
Green Chilly - 4
Ginger - 1" piece
Garlic - 3 pods
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - a few
Oil, salt as required
Tamarind - 1 lemon size
(If you are using valampuli dissolve one lemon size in 1 cup water (Southern Kerala style). Alternatively you can put 2 or 3 kodampuli pieces in the curry (Northern Kerala style).

Clean wash and cut the fish. Ground the coconut, small onions, green chillies, curry leaves, ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt adding a little water. Add the ground paste and 1 cup of water to a suitable vessel and cook in medium fire with closed lid till it boils. (Traditionally a manchatti is used; you may use any suitable pan with lid). Remove the lid and add the fish pieces. Add more water if needed. Cook with closed lid till fish is tender.

Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add this seasoning to the curry. Serve hot with rice.Photos (Click to enlarge) :

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Visitor Comments (4):

a great help to the bachelorLeft by: Samson (30 May 2011)

this very nice recipe thanksss Left by: vijilesh (26 Dec 2010)

very good recipe thanks shirley.. please add moreLeft by: sheeja (10 Feb 2010)

turned out yummy... jut like the fish curry we make at home.....Left by: seena (20 Jul 2009)

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