Apna Fried Coconut ,Roasted Cashew Fish Curry
This homestyle prawn curry is built on a foundation of shallots fried dark in coconut oil and spices toasted until they release their full aroma. It tastes even better the next morning, spooned over cold leftover rice.
Ingredientsfor 5 servings
- Tilapia/Cod/Pomfret/King Fish/Jumbo Shrimps(cleaned and cut
- 2 nos Onions thinly sliced, large
- 1 nos Tomato — cut into small pieces, medium
- 2 nos Green chillies cut length wise
- Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
- 1 tsp Cinnamon,cardamom,and clove — powdered
- 1 cup Curd well beaten
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
- 2 nos Dry red chillies broken (Kollamulaku)
- Curry leaves, to taste
- Coriander leaves A handful — chopped
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil
- Salt, to taste
- For the coconut paste
- 1 cup Fresh coconut — shredded
- Cashewnuts A handful
- 11/2 tbsp Red chilly powder
- 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 3 tbsp Parachute coconut cooking Oil
Preparation
Step 1
Marinate the cut fish with chilly, turmeric powder and salt for about 15 minutes.
Step 2
Fry them till brown and set aside.
Step 3
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a skillet kept on medium-high.
Step 4
Fry onions till it turn brown.
Step 5
Grind it with little water into smooth paste. Set aside.
Step 6
Roast the cashews dry on a pan without adding oil.
Step 7
In a frying pan, pour in the parachute cooking oil and heat it.
Step 8
Add fresh coconut shreds and keep stiring, fry it till it turns brown.
Step 9
Add chilly, turmeric, coriander and garam masala powders and fry it.
Step 10
Cool it and add the roasted cashews and then grind it very well with water just enough to soak the coconut.
Step 11
Grind it into a smooth paste.
Step 12
Heat 2 tbsp of parachute cooking oil in a deep bottomed pan.
Step 13
Add cinnamon, clove, cardomom powder and dried red chillies, cumin and curry leaves and roast them.
Step 14
Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté.
Step 15
Add tomatoes and cook until its soft.
Step 16
Add the ground onion paste, stir and then boil the mixture for 1 min.
Step 17
Add the ground coconut paste, stir and then add 1 cup of well beaten curd. Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 18
Add 0.5 - 1 cup of water according to your desired consistency,wether you want the curry to be thick or thin.
Step 19
Add salt and mix in well.
Step 20
Add the fried fish, stir in very slowly.
Step 21
Sprinkle a litlle bit of coriander leaves on top.
Step 22
Cover and keep boiling the curry for about 10 minutes on medium heat.
Step 23
Finally, just shake the pot back and forth, instead of a spoon to Stir everything together thoroughly, to avoid breakage of the fish.
Step 24
Sprinkle coriander leaves on top.
Step 25
Serve while still hot with parathas, chappatis, pita bread or dosas.
Step 26
Do let me know ur sincere comments on this dish.,Eat wise and Keep yourself healthy,.
Tip
Coconut oil and curry leaves at the very end, off the heat, give the curry its characteristic Kerala aroma. Never skip this final step.
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