Restaurant Style Chettinad Style Fish Curry Recipe
A high protein Chettinad recipe with -6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety, turmeric powder (haldi), sunflower oil. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Restaurant Style Chettinad Style Fish Curry Recipe, clean the fish fillets and apply salt & turmeric powder on it
-6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety(5)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)salt - to taste - 2
Keep aside
- 3
In a shallow fry pan add oil & fry onions until they turn brownish, keep aside to grind later
onions - chopped(2)pearl onions (sambar onions)(8) - 4
Add the shallots & fry for 2 minutes then add tomatoes
tomato - chopped(1) - 5
Switch off the gas & keep the cover the pot with a lid
- 6
In a grinder, make a fine powder of cumin seeds, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom & red chilli
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(2 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns - (adjust)(6)cloves (laung)(3)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1/2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)dry red chilli(2)cloves garlic(10) - 7
Keep aside for later use
- 8
Add the fried onions, ginger, garlic, grated coconut & tamarind to the make a smooth paste
fresh coconut - grated(2 teaspoon)cloves garlic(10)inch ginger(1)onions - chopped(2)pearl onions (sambar onions)(8)tamarind water - (adjust)(4 teaspoon) - 9
Add the dry masala powder & paste to the tomato-onion, add water as required to make gravy
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)tomato - chopped(1)tamarind water - (adjust)(4 teaspoon)water - as needed - 10
When the gravy comes to a boil add the fish, add curry leaves
-6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety(5)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - to garish - 11
Cover the pot n let the fish cook properly
-6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety(5) - 12
Garnish with freshly chopped coriander
fresh coconut - grated(2 teaspoon)onions - chopped(2)tomato - chopped(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - to garish - 13
Don't make the gravy too thick or watery
tamarind water - (adjust)(4 teaspoon)water - as needed - 14
Serve this delicious and full of flavour Chettinad Style Fish Curry Recipe along with Idiyappam's or Steamed Rice and Elai Vadam for an everyday meal
-6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety(5)sprig curry leaves(1)
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Restaurant Style Chettinad Style Fish Curry Recipe
A high protein Chettinad recipe with -6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety, turmeric powder (haldi), sunflower oil. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳
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Directions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Restaurant Style Chettinad Style Fish Curry Recipe, clean the fish fillets and apply salt & turmeric powder on it
-6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety(5)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1)salt - to taste - 2
Keep aside
- 3
In a shallow fry pan add oil & fry onions until they turn brownish, keep aside to grind later
onions - chopped(2)pearl onions (sambar onions)(8) - 4
Add the shallots & fry for 2 minutes then add tomatoes
tomato - chopped(1) - 5
Switch off the gas & keep the cover the pot with a lid
- 6
In a grinder, make a fine powder of cumin seeds, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom & red chilli
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(2 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns - (adjust)(6)cloves (laung)(3)inch cinnamon stick (dalchini)(1/2)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)dry red chilli(2)cloves garlic(10) - 7
Keep aside for later use
- 8
Add the fried onions, ginger, garlic, grated coconut & tamarind to the make a smooth paste
fresh coconut - grated(2 teaspoon)cloves garlic(10)inch ginger(1)onions - chopped(2)pearl onions (sambar onions)(8)tamarind water - (adjust)(4 teaspoon) - 9
Add the dry masala powder & paste to the tomato-onion, add water as required to make gravy
turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)tomato - chopped(1)tamarind water - (adjust)(4 teaspoon)water - as needed - 10
When the gravy comes to a boil add the fish, add curry leaves
-6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety(5)sprig curry leaves(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - to garish - 11
Cover the pot n let the fish cook properly
-6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety(5) - 12
Garnish with freshly chopped coriander
fresh coconut - grated(2 teaspoon)onions - chopped(2)tomato - chopped(1)coriander (dhania) leaves - to garish - 13
Don't make the gravy too thick or watery
tamarind water - (adjust)(4 teaspoon)water - as needed - 14
Serve this delicious and full of flavour Chettinad Style Fish Curry Recipe along with Idiyappam's or Steamed Rice and Elai Vadam for an everyday meal
-6 fish fillet - surmai or pomphret variety(5)sprig curry leaves(1)
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