Kanyakumari Fish Curry

Fish curry is one of the traditional dish of this cuisine. Most of all this cuisine resembles the authentic Kerala cuisine. This is mainly served as a main course in the hotels of Kanyakumari.

INGREDIENTS

Fish pieces                                    500 Gms

Onion chopped                             1 cup

Coconut grated                             1 cup

Garlic                                           6

Ginger                                          1 inch

Tomatoes                                     2

Poppy seeds                                1 tsp

Lemon                                         2

Tamarind extract                          1 cup

Coriander powder                       1 tsp

Chilli powder                              2 tsp

Mustard seeds                            ½ tsp

Cumin seeds                               ½ tsp

Fenugreek seeds                        ½ tsp

Curry leaves                              1 sprig

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1. Clean the fish pieces and marinate it with lemon juice and salt for ½ hr

2. Make a fine paste of coconut, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and poppy seeds

3. In a pan add mustard, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, onion and sauté them well

4. Then add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and again sauté them

5. Add coconut paste, tamarind extract, salt and required water. Allow it to boil

6. Now add the marinated fish pieces and wait for the fish to cook.

Serve hot