Make Authentic Kerala Style Choora Fish Curry with This Recipe

Ingredients

• For Marination

  500 gms Choora Meen/Tuna Fish
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp red chilli powder
• saltto taste

• For Curry Paste

  ½ cup coconutGrated
• 8-10 Shallots
• 1 Small piece ginger
• 2 cloves garlic
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 2½ red chilli powder
• ¼ tbsp coriander powder
• ¼ tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• Tamarind/Kudampuli pulpsize of a lemon

• For Curry

  Marinated Fish
• Curry Paste
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 2-3 green chilliesslit lengthwise
• 2 sprig Curry leaves
• saltto taste
• Coconut Oilas required

Let’s cook

1. Take a bowl and add the tuna fish pieces to it. Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and let the fish marinate for 15 minutes.

2. Until the fish marinates, make the curry paste. Take a blender and add grated coconut along with ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, fenugreek seeds, shallots, few curry leaves and tamarind pulp. Add a little water and grind the ingredients to a smooth paste.

3. Take an earthen pot and place it on the stove. Add some coconut oil to it. Heat it over medium flame. Then add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Then add green chillies, curry leaves and the curry paste. Sauté for a few minutes. Then add salt and give the paste a mix. Then add 1 ½ cups of water, cover the pot with a lid and bring the curry to a boil.

4. Reduce the flame to low. As the curry simmers add the fish pieces and cook until done. Swirl the pot at intervals. Add some coconut oil and curry leaves on the top. Let the curry sit for 10-20 minutes and then serve.