Meen Mulakittathu / Spicy Red Fish Curry
Posted On 15-Apr-2007 at 1:29 PM by Seena
This curry is good with Kappa/Tapioca, Rice, Rava Upma, Dosa etc.People from different places in Kerala cook this curry using various methods. Some uses chopped onions and adds ginger also. Mathi mulaku curry is the common dish in most of the houses in our place. They make it every day!
Ingredients
Sardines(Mathi) - 6 nos(cut and cleaned)
Onion(medium) - 1 no or
Shallots(Kunjulli) - A handful
Tomato(big) - 1 no
Curry leaves - A few
Salt - As reqd
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Green chilies - 2 nos or as reqd
Garlic pearls - 6 nos
Tamarind(Puli) - A lemon sized ball or Raw mango(big) - 1 no
How to prepare
1)Soak tamarind in hot water and take the paste of about one tea cup.
How to prepare
1)Soak tamarind in hot water and take the paste of about one tea cup.
2) Add another 1 1/2 cups of water.
3) Put all the powders, finely chopped or ground onion, tomato, salt, crushed garlic into it.
4) Cook till little thick.
5) Add sardines and cook till done.
6) Add curry leaves and green chillies.
7) Pour coconut oil and remove from fire.
oh wow! where di u get matthi from? is it fresh or canned?
Shaheen, it is fresh.Here, it is easily available.
u get fresh mathi? we get all other fresh fish except mathi in atlanta. i like mathi mulakushyam and mathi fry too...the pic is good.thanks seena.
Hey Maneka, Am in Dubai..I too love all Mathi vibhavangal..
seena, you are so lucky to get fresh mathi. that is one fish which tastes good in all forms. curry or fry or curry with coconut yum........... now i am craving for some kappa to go with this virtual mathi curry:)
I agree with you Reena,it is the one fish which tastes good in all forms. I think you all get mathi only when visit India?
Cant wait to buy fish to try this:)