How to make Mackerel Fish Curry | Ayala Meen curry

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How to make Mackerel Fish Curry | Ayala Meen curry

January 3, 2022 By sujithaeasycooking

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About the Fish
About the Ingredients
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About the Fish

Fish is the easy and quick to make non-veg dish. Ayala is a very soft and fleshy fish, rich with Omega-3. Ayala fish is the most common variety and a familiar fish in the coastal area.

About the Ingredients

500 grams Mackerel Fish
2 nos Green Chilli
1″ Ginger
1/2 cup Coconut
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
as needed Salt as needed
1 cup Tamarind water
1 spring Curry Leaves

Ingredient to Tempering/Tadka

2 tsp Coconut oil
1/2 tsp Mustard
1/4 tsp Methi Seeds
3 tsp Onion(Chopped)
2 springs Curry Leaves

Step by Step picture instruction

Take a piece of peeled ginger and green chilli in a mixer

Crush them to a coarse paste

In the same mixer take coconut, turmeric powder and chilli powder, add enough water

Grind this masala to a fine paste

Take the cleaned fish in a pan, here I’m using clay pot, which gives a natural flavour and taste.

Add the grounded masala

waterAdd in the crushed green chilli and ginger paste and saltAdd enough water to the curry.Boil this in medium high flame for 10 minsAdd the curry leaves once the curry starts to boilSimmer the curry for 15 minsIn a pan heat oil, add mustard, methi seedsAdd chopped onions and curry leaves, fry them till the onions turn golden brown in colourAdd the tadka and close the curry for 10 mins

Add in the tamarind Ayala Meen curry is ready to serve with hot steaming rice.

“Mackerel Fish Gravy”

How to make Mackerel Fish Curry | Ayala Meen curry?

prep time10 mins
cook time30 mins
total time40 mins

CourseSea Food
cuisineKerala
Servings4

Mackerel Fish	500 grams
Green chilli	2 nos
Ginger	1"
Coconut Grated	1/2 cup
Turmeric powder	1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder	1 tbsp
Salt	as needed
Tamarind water	1 cup
Curry Leaves	1 spring
Coconut Oil	2 tsp
Mustard / Kadugu	1/2 tsp
Methi seeds / Venthayam / Fenugreek seeds	1/4 tsp
Onion	2 tbsp
Curry Leaves	2 springs

Instructions

Wash, clean the fish and set aside
In a mixer jar take ginger and green chilli, ground them to a coarse paste and set aside.
In the same mixer take coconut, turmeric powder, chilli powder and required water to ground a smooth paste.
Transfer the cleaned fish to the pan, along with the fish add the grounded coconut paste, green chilli paste, tamarind water and salt.
Adjust the gravy by adding 1 cup of water if needed. Cover and cook this for 15-20 mins in high flame, add a spring of curry leaves and simmer for 5-8 mins.
Heat a pan with coconut oil, temper with mustard seeds, methi seeds, once the seeds get popped add in the chopped onion, curry leaves and fry till the onions turn brown in colour.

Notes

If you want a rich tasty curry, then add some more coconut while grounding the masala. If you add more coconut then adjust the water accordingly to get the gravy consistency.
Adjust the spice level to your taste bud.
Fish curry should have a neutral taste with tamarind, chilli powder and salt, if any of the taste is dominating then adjust accordingly.
Using coconut oil will enhance the flavour of the gravy.

How to make Mackerel Fish Curry | Ayala Meen curry

Table Of Contents

About the Fish

About the Ingredients

Ingredient to Tempering/Tadka

Step by Step picture instruction

How to make Mackerel Fish Curry | Ayala Meen curry?

Instructions

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