Irumban Puli (Bilimbi) - Mathi (Sardine) Fish Curry Recipe

Irumban puli is a common fruit in the villages of Kerala and you can try many recipes with it. Locally it is also call pulinchikka. Bilimbi fruit is rich in iron content. This seasonal sour fruit can include in curries instead of mango. You can make various irumban puli recipes not only with tender irumban puli but also ripe bilimbi fruits. In this post I am going to give a recipe idea - 'irumban puli - mathi/chaala fish curry for your today's lunch. It is proper matching for rice and chapati. 

Sour irumban puli is a best pair with sardine/mathi/chaala fish. But I tried this with the fatty mackerels also. It was fantastic. When you feel the mangoes are too expensive, you can substitute with bilimbi. Try to make ' fish like irumban puli curry'. Don't excite! It is simple vegetarian dish without fish, but with the ingredients and masala mixture which is same as bilimbi fish curry recipe. It will be in my future post. 

Make Irumban Puli/Pulinchikka - Mathi/Chaala Recipe/Bilimbi Sardine Fish Curry:

Ingredients:

• Irumban puli fruits - 10 - 15 nos
• Sardine fishes - 5 nos
• Coconut - 1/2
• Chili Powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Green chilies - 4 nos
• Chopped ginger - 1/2 tsp
• Chopped onion - 1 tsp
• Coconut oil - 2 tsp
• Curry leaf - 2 strings 

Method of Preparation:

Wash the fishes. Cut them into small size. Clean the bilimbi fruits and cut each one into 4 long pieces. Grate the coconut. Grind it with chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Add some water for making paste. Place an earthen pot on fire. Put the pieces of Irumban puli and sardine fishes along with the ground masala, green chilli pieces and chopped ginger into the pot. Pour sufficient water to make proper fish recipe consistency. Add salt to taste. Allow boiling. Cook the fish well. Care to don't overcook and break the bilimbi pieces. Check the level of salt in the curry. When the curry comes into correct consistency level place it aside. Heat coconut oil in a pan fry the chopped onions and the curry leaves. Put it into the fish curry. Mix well. Serve the hot irumban puli/pulinchikka meen curry with mathi fish for your meal.

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Chemballi Meen Porichathu/Kerala Red Snapper Fish Fry

Chemballi meen varuthathu/Kerala style red snapper fish fry recipe is a master piece of my cooking world. I am sure you will be a great fan of this traditional fish fry recipe of god's own country - Kerala when you taste this. The soft and tasty white flush of the red snapper fish become delicious when it fried. This spicy river fried fish dish makes your lunch tastier with hot steamed rice with any other fish curry. You can also try another red snapper fish recipes like fish curry with coconut paste or milk (it can also make without coconut). 

Make Red Snapper Fish Fry in Kerala Style:

Ingredients:

Fish pieces - 6 nos

Chilly powder - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Coconut oil - 5 tbsp

Method of Preparation:

Clean the fishes. Cut into pieces of proper size. Mix them with chilly powder paste and salt. Place them for 10 to 15 minutes to absorb the masala into the fish pieces. Fry the cut fishes in the hot coconut oil. Turn them when they become brown in colour. After frying both sides take out the pieces from the oil. Take care to not break up the fish pieces while frying serve the hot fried fishes for lunch.

Read: Kerala Sardine (Mathy/Chala) Fish Fry

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Kerala Style Fish Curry with Coconut Paste

Fish curry recipes can make in different styles. Especially Kerala people used to prepare fish curries in various styles and tastes. In previous post I told you about making mango fish curry. But now I am telling about a simple fish curry with coconut paste which is a homely and traditional fish recipe among Keralites. In this, I used mackerel or Ayala fish for making this curry. The ground paste of coconut makes this dish more tasty and nutritious.

The Mackerel fish is available in market. It is very delicious and nutritious. The nutrient content of coconut and other contents of this curry make your meal more healthier. You can prepare this easy fish curry dish for rice, chapathy or puttu.

Ingredients for Ayala Fish curry with Grated Coconut Paste:

• Mackerel / Ayala Fish Pieces- 10 nos
• Ground Coconut paste- 1 bowl
• Green Chilly- 4-5 nos
• Ginger - Garlic Paste-1 table spoon
• Chilly Powder- 1 table spoon
• Coriander Powder- 3/4 table spoon
• Turmeric Powder- 1/2 teaspoon
• Tamarind juice- of 1 gooseberry sized ball
• Curry leaf- 2 stalks
• Small Onion- 6 nos
• Coconut Oil- 2 table Spoon
• Water- 1 cup
• Salt- to taste

Preparation Method of Fish Curry with Coconut Paste:

• Clean and wash the fish pieces well
• Grate 1 coconut and grind it into smooth paste with chilly, coriander and turmeric powders. Keep it aside.
• Chop the chilies.
• Make the Ginger Garlic paste.
• Put all the above ingredients into a pan.
• Pour water into it. 
• Add some salt.
• Allow the mixture to boil well.
• After it pour the turmeric juice. Again boil well till it reaches into proper consistency of fish curry. 
• Keep the fish curry aside and place another pan on the stove. Pour the coconut oil into it. Heat it well.
• Put the chopped onion into it. Fry into golden brown.
• Pour this into the hot fish curry gravy.
• Add the curry leaves into it. 
• Serve fish curry with coconut paste for your dears. 

You can also make Kerala Mackerel fish curry with coconut milk also. It is also possible to prepare coconut less fish curry/fish curry without coconut which is my mom's instant fish recipe in our kitchen. They will be soon for you through my upcoming posts. Experience the traditional taste of fish curry in your kitchen

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