Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu Recipe (Shark Fish Curry)
A high protein Chettinad recipe with shark fish - (with skin, shallots - chopped, cloves garlic - chopped. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳
Instructions
11 steps- 1
To begin making the Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu recipe, clean and wash the fish pieces and marinate with turmeric and keep aside
shark fish - (with skin(500 grams)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon) - 2
Heat oil in a wok/kadai and when the oil is hot add fennel seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilli, cumin and mustard seeds and wait till they splutter
teaspoons red chilli powder(2)fennel powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera) - roasted(1 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1/2 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1) - 3
Now add chopped shallots and chopped garlic cloves
shallots - chopped(15)cloves garlic - chopped(5) - 4
Saute until onions are transparent and pale
- 5
Mix red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and fennel powder to the tamarind water and stir well until smooth
teaspoons red chilli powder(2)tablespoons coriander powder (dhania)(3)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)fennel powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera) - roasted(1 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)-/2 water(1 cups)tamarind water(1/4 cup) - 6
Add this to the wok and mix well
- 7
Add 1-1/2 cups of water, season with salt and bring the curry to boil
salt - as required-/2 water(1 cups)tamarind water(1/4 cup)sprig curry leaves(1) - 8
When the curry starts boiling, cover with lid and simmer curry for 5 to 6 minutes
sprig curry leaves(1) - 9
Now add the shark fish pieces to the curry and stir gently and cook for another 5 minutes or until fish pieces are tender and oil floats on top of gravy
shark fish - (with skin(500 grams)sprig curry leaves(1) - 10
Turn off the heat and serve hot
- 11
Serve Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu along with Steamed Rice and Kachumber Salad for a weekday meal
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Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu Recipe (Shark Fish Curry)
A high protein Chettinad recipe with shark fish - (with skin, shallots - chopped, cloves garlic - chopped. Ready in 1h, serves 4.
Curated byRamesh Kumar🇮🇳
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Directions
11 steps- 1
To begin making the Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu recipe, clean and wash the fish pieces and marinate with turmeric and keep aside
shark fish - (with skin(500 grams)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon) - 2
Heat oil in a wok/kadai and when the oil is hot add fennel seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilli, cumin and mustard seeds and wait till they splutter
teaspoons red chilli powder(2)fennel powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera) - roasted(1 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1/2 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)sprig curry leaves(1) - 3
Now add chopped shallots and chopped garlic cloves
shallots - chopped(15)cloves garlic - chopped(5) - 4
Saute until onions are transparent and pale
- 5
Mix red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and fennel powder to the tamarind water and stir well until smooth
teaspoons red chilli powder(2)tablespoons coriander powder (dhania)(3)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)fennel powder(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera) - roasted(1 teaspoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin seeds (jeera)(1/2 teaspoon)-/2 water(1 cups)tamarind water(1/4 cup) - 6
Add this to the wok and mix well
- 7
Add 1-1/2 cups of water, season with salt and bring the curry to boil
salt - as required-/2 water(1 cups)tamarind water(1/4 cup)sprig curry leaves(1) - 8
When the curry starts boiling, cover with lid and simmer curry for 5 to 6 minutes
sprig curry leaves(1) - 9
Now add the shark fish pieces to the curry and stir gently and cook for another 5 minutes or until fish pieces are tender and oil floats on top of gravy
shark fish - (with skin(500 grams)sprig curry leaves(1) - 10
Turn off the heat and serve hot
- 11
Serve Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu along with Steamed Rice and Kachumber Salad for a weekday meal
Rate this recipe
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