Here is another Mangalore style Hot and Sour red fish curry that is flavourful and mind blowing tasty, involves no grinding of spices and is free from coconut.
The speciality of this recipe is the use of dried kokam pieces as a souring agent for the curry in place of tamarind. Kokam is the sun dried outer covering of the kokum/ mangosteen fruit. It very commonly used as a souring agent in Mangalorean/ Konkani and Marathi cooking. The fruit is also known as amsol, bhinda, katambi, looikya, sour apple or panarpuli. Substitute with tamarind or vinegar if you cannot get hold of the dried kokam pieces.
This curry works well with fish like Salmon, Catfish, Trout or King fish.
Must try it if you wish to treat yourself to a tongue tingling, toe warming, healthy fish curry.
Ingredients for fish curry
(For fish like Salmon/ Trout, King fish or Surmai/ Catfish :
Fish cleaned and sliced into 2 inch thick pieces- 2 lbs
Mangosteen or Cocum/ Kokum star- 2-3 leaves
Salt - As required
For seasoning:
Salt - As required
For seasoning:
Coconut oil: 1 tbsp and sunflower oil: 1tbsp
Mustard seeds:1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds:1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds: 6 seeds
Onions large: 1.5 no sliced
Tomato large:1 no. sliced
Method:
1. Clean and slice the fish. Keep aside. Soak the cocum leaves/kokam pieces in a small bowl with a pinch of salt and enough hot water to cover.
Caysera's tips:
1. If you do not have kokam/cocum pieces substitute with a marble sized ball of tamarind. Soak in hot water and extract juice.
Garlic cloves 3 large chopped
Ginger garlic paste: 1tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Spice paste:
Kashmiri red chilly powder: 3.5 tsps ( any other chilli powder- 1.5tsps or according to your heat levels)
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek/ methi powder - 1/4 tsp
Kashmiri red chilly powder: 3.5 tsps ( any other chilli powder- 1.5tsps or according to your heat levels)
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek/ methi powder - 1/4 tsp
Water to make paste
Method:
1. Clean and slice the fish. Keep aside. Soak the cocum leaves/kokam pieces in a small bowl with a pinch of salt and enough hot water to cover.
2. Heat oil in a wide bottomed vessel pan (should be big enough to accommodate all of the fish in a single layer). Add mustard seeds and when they splutter, add fenugreek seeds. Fry till aromatic.
3. Add the sliced onions and fry till slightly softened. Then add the ginger-garlic paste, sliced garlic, tomatoes, curry leaves, 2 pinches of salt and fry till the tomatoes are softened. (Add more oil if required).
4. Mix together the red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and fenugreek powder with little water, to make a smooth paste.
5. Add to the onion mixture. Fry for a minute. Then add a cup and a bit of water( enough to cover the fish) to the onion mixture, add salt to taste( a tiny bit more than required) , add the soaked Kudampuli leaves with the water. Close the vessel and bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
6. Add the drained slices of fish one by one to lie flat on floor of vessel. Avoid overlapping. Close and cook the fish on a medium heat for about 7 minutes till fish turns opaque and whitish in colour and appears cooked. Avoid overcooking the fish. Taste for seasoning again add a tsp of vinegar only if required.
5. Add to the onion mixture. Fry for a minute. Then add a cup and a bit of water( enough to cover the fish) to the onion mixture, add salt to taste( a tiny bit more than required) , add the soaked Kudampuli leaves with the water. Close the vessel and bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
6. Add the drained slices of fish one by one to lie flat on floor of vessel. Avoid overlapping. Close and cook the fish on a medium heat for about 7 minutes till fish turns opaque and whitish in colour and appears cooked. Avoid overcooking the fish. Taste for seasoning again add a tsp of vinegar only if required.
Caysera's tips:
1. If you do not have kokam/cocum pieces substitute with a marble sized ball of tamarind. Soak in hot water and extract juice.
2. This recipe calls for Kashmiri red chili powder which has a beautiful colour and mild- moderate levels of heat. If you intend to use any other varieties of chilli powder, please halve/ adjust the quantity of chilli powder accordingly.
25 comments:
colourful and mouthwatering fish curry....
fish curry looks so spicy and yummy..
fish curry looks very spicy and delicious...lovely recipe..
Fish Curry luks so delicious and super-yumm.Never tried a Mangalorean Dish.Hence can learn from Ur Awesome Blog of tasty recipes.Glad to follow U back.
Thanx for ur comment dear......
Mouth watering fish curry...it looks soo spicy.....
Happy to follow u dear!!!
Ahh this curry looks so spicy & mouthwatering!! Perfectly done Cay! I would love to see your sweet& romantic recipes for my ''Valentine's Day Event'' :)
Hugs,
Teena
Thanks for your comment at my place.....luks delicious....colorful n mouthwatering recipe ...love to follow u...
Hey there ! Greetings from Hongkong ;D Thanks for dropping by ! Really appreciate it ;) Anyway , that curry looks very appetizing . I didn't know that mangosteen ( I love mangosteen :D ) can be use as a souring agent ! With all the spices you used in that dish I bet it taste yummy !
Myself is a big fan of fish..the curry is too tempting..I have the feel in mouth..Awesome recipe.
Thanks for dropping in at my place.Love to see more of you.Am adding you to my reader as well.Cheers !
Love the gorgeous colour of the fish curry ...looks so yumm...Thanks for visiting my blog :)
This is a lovely fish curry, I love the spicy profile here.
Thank You.
Dear friends thankyou all for your lovely comments and for taking the time to drop by....much appreciated :)
@Teena......will surely drop in an entry at yours :)
colorful fish curry..i love this yummy...
Hi Carol,
This is my first time on your blog and I love it. I love Manglorean food a lot and this fish curry reminds me of home (Mumbai). It looks so yummy. Would love to eat that with some steamed white rice.
I bet those tasted divine..;P
Tasty Appetite
The curry looks absolutely lip smacking!!! The color is rich & such an aromatic gravy ;)
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner
Thanks for your comment at my place.Fish curry looks spicy and mouthwatering...
Amazing fish curry!
I just found your blog and I loved it! Am a happy follower now!
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Hope to see you around!
looks tempting and delicious ... glad to follow u .......
you have made my favorite food. Love Manglorean cuisine. I love all their curries and this one with fish looks exceptional.
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Thankyou everyone for the lovely comments :)
Trying this out for Sunday lunch along with prawn ghee roast. Wish me luck!:) (for a person who can't make a proper scrambled egg..i'll need all the luck in the world!)
Soraya....how did it turn out????
Hi Carol
Thank u for this amazing recipe.
i tried this recipe today for dinner my hubby loved it n complemented it to be more tastier than a popular local food joint here
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