Thrissur style meen curry recipe / Kerala style fish curry with coconut milk recipe

Today i am going to share the recipe of thrissur style fish curry. In this well cleaned fish is cooked in creamy coconut milk. The combination of fish with coconut oil and coconut milk gives excellent taste. This is very easy to prepare and goes excellent with white rice. I hope you try this in home and share your comments.

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 35 mins

Total time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Coconut oil - 2 tbsp

Fenugreek seeds / venthayam - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds / kadugu - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 spring

Shallots - 12, chopped

Green chili - 4, slit

Ginger - 1 inch piece, chopped

Garlic - 3 pods, chopped

Tomato - 1, chopped

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 3 tsp

Coriander powder - 3 tsp

Tamarind - 1 small lemon size

Fish fillets - 2

Salt to taste

Thick coconut milk - 1 cup

Method:

1.Clean the fish well and cut into small pieces. In a bowl Soak tamarind in water and extract the tamarind water.

2.In a earthen pot, heat coconut oil. temper with fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves.

3. Add shallots, garlic, ginger, green chili and saute till shallots turns translucent. Add tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy.

4. Add turmeric, red chili and coriander powder and mix well. Now add tamarind extract and enough amount of water.

5. Add salt and allow it to boil. Once it comes to boil add the fish pieces. Cook the fish until it falls apart when we divide by fork.

6. Now add the coconut milk and cook in low flame for 5 to 7 mins.  Delicious fish curry is ready.