Chettinad Fish Kuzhumbu

Chettinad Fish Kuzhumbu:

This is one of the tasty recipes of South Indian Cuisine. Its rich colour and spicy fragrant  creates watery mouth….the secret of this tasty dish lies in the right mix of the ingredients added to it. Fish food is loaded with protein and it s a heart healthy food…

Ingredients needed:

·         Fish                             - 250 g

·         Gingely oil                   - 6 tbsp

·         Onion sliced                - 1 big

·         Tomato                        - 2

·         Garlic cloves               - 6

·         Cumin pwd                  - ½ tbsp

·         Turmeric pwd              - ¼ tsp

·         Red chilly p                 - 3 tbsp

·         Pepper pwd                 - 1 ½ tbsp

·         Coriander pwd             - 1 tbsp

·         Tamarind paste           - 3 tbsp

·         Fresh lemon juice       - 1 tbsp

·         Salt to taste

·         Coriander leaves

For Seasoning:

• Mustard seeds                        - ¼ tsp


• Cumin seeds                           - ¼ tsp


• Split urad dal                           - ¼ tsp


• Vendaiyam seeds                   - 1 tsp


• Asafoetida                               - ¼ tsp


• Curry leaves  

                       

Method:

1. Wash, clean the fish and strain water from it.


2. Heat gingely oil, season with mustard, cumin, split urad dal, vendaiyam, asafoetida and curry leaves.


3. Add finely chopped onion, deep fry it to light brown colour.


4. Add grated garlic pieces, followed by chopped tomato pieces.


5. Let it cook for 5 mins in medium heat.


6. Add turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, pepper pwd, coriander pwd, cumin pwd and salt and combine well.


7. Toss it until oil separates.


8. Add water and tamarind paste and allow to cook it covered.


9. Once the kuzhambu gets thickened, see for salt.


10. Add cleaned fish to the above kuzhambu, allow to boil in medium heat for another 4 mins.


11. Turn off the flame, add fresh lemon juice.

12. Garnish with chopped coriander sprinklings.