My Village Fish Kuzhambu

Fish Kuzhambu.. is this my favourite non - veg post.. In my school days I remember the memorable moments, amma makes best meen kuzhambu and I didn't tasted better than hers... I loves my mom's meen kuzhambu, even now I visit my mom's house the first thing I ask is fish kuzhmbu and fish fry.. 

Nowadays my son ask me (as same as) to prepare this fish Kuzhambu every wednesday.. This is a village fish kuzhmbu from tamil nadu (Tirunelveli).. There are different style of fish kuzhambu but this is a easy version of making south indian style.. It is spicy, tasty, delicious, yummy fish kuzhambu with white steamed rice. (Makes ushhh shoooo and running nose while you having it)

So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serve - 5 to 6
Recipe cuisine - South Indian
Recipe source - My aunty

 INGREDIENTS:

Fish - 1/2 kg (Barracuda)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn
Tamarind - 1 ball size (dipped in the water)
Salt to taste

TO TEMPER :

Mustard - 1 tbspn
Chopped small onions - 5 (chopped)
Tomatoes - 1 (chopped)

Green chilli - 4 (slit)
Curry leaves - few 
Gingelly oil  - 6 tspn

FOR ROAST & GRINDING:

1. Red chilli - 15 nos (adjust to your taste)
2. Coriander seeds - 3 tbspn
3. Jeera seeds - 1 tspn

TO GRIND :

1. Small onions  - 10 nos 
2. Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup

METHOD:

• Take grinding item for in a frying pan and remove them to a blender and make it into fine paste.
• Take shallots and coconut into a blender and grind them into fine paste.
• Take a bowl on it add grinded masala paste and add in salt, turmeric powder and extract tamarind water..
• And mix it well.. keep aside
• In heat a kadai add oil mustard, allow to splutter..
• Add in chopped onion and curry leaves..
• Fry them till brown now add green chilli and tomato on it..
• Mix well and it will be became mushy.
• Now add the masala mixer on it.. mix well.
• Allow it boil for 5 mins.. Now add fish fillets on it..
• Cooked it well, untill the fish became soft and cooked.
• When the kuzhambu is ready the oil floats on the top.
• Now the wonderful fish curry is ready its best match with the white rice and fish fry.
• Enjoy.
• Click fish fry to view

PICTORIALS:

 Take all grinded ingredients

 In a pan add chilli, coriander seeds, 
cumin seeds and roast lightly

 Add to the blender

 Make it into fine paste

And grinded this too 

Now the masala is ready

 Take all your ingredients

Add masala in a bowl 

Add in salt

 

Now add turmeric and tamarind water 

Now mix it

Add oil and mustard in a kadai

Allow to splutter it and add chopped shallots

Add in sping of curry leaves

 Add in tomatoes and green chilli

 Pour the masala mixer on it

 Allow to boil

 Clean the fish

 when it boil add fish 

 When the fish are cooked 
and oil should be floated on the top

 kuzhambu ready

Serve hot with white rice 

Enjoy..