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

  1. Mustard-fenugreek tadka with curry leaf.
  2. Build gravy, add fish last so it does not break.

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