Recipes / Kerala
Malabar fish curry
Coconut or tamarind fish gravy with mustard and curry leaf.
Household recipes vary; this is a culinary overview for UK home cooks, not a certified restaurant method and not diet advice.
4 servings · Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min · Kerala
Ingredients
- Firm white fish
- Fish masala or chilli + coriander
- Mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves
- Tamarind or kokum
- Coconut milk optional
Method
- Mustard-fenugreek tadka with curry leaf.
- Build gravy, add fish last so it does not break.
Spices used
- Fish Masala (फिश मसाला)Shop →
- Mustard seed (राई / सरसों)Shop →
- Fenugreek (मेथी)Shop →
- Dried curry leaf (कढ़ी पत्ता)Shop →
- Tamarind (इमली)Shop →
- Kashmiri chilli (कश्मीरी मिर्च)Shop →
