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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Kerala Style Sardine Fish Fry Recipe

Fish recipes are a lot. Fishes are easily available around us. So why don't you make them useful for your health? Among the fishes in Kerala water resources sardine/Mathy is very common and it is delicious and nutritious. The health factors of this tasty fish attract more people towards it. You can make many different fish dishes for your meal. If there is fish fry side dish for your lunch, it will be more prettier, isn't it? Yes! Here is the method of making fish fry/Meen fry in Kerala Style. I am telling about the sardine fry. The sardine can be buying both from the fish market and fishermen. If you buy it at the time of fishing it would be fresh and healthy.

Kerala Fish fry recipe with sardine or Mathy fish is one of the favorite dishes for me. It is so easy to prepare this fish fry and so spicy also. The preparation time is very low. So you can make it when you have unexpected guests in your home.

Ingredients for Fish fry with sardine fish:

• Sardine fish pieces- 10 nos
• Salt- to taste
• Chilly Powder- 1 teaspoon
• Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 teaspoon
• Coconut Oil- 5 table spoon

Method to Make Fried Fish Recipe of Kerala Sardine:

• Clean and Wash the fishes.
• Rub the pieces of fish with some salt after cleaning.
• Make a paste of chilly powder and ginger-garlic paste with some water. (You can also add some pepper powder to make the fried fish spicier).
• Cover the sardine pieces with above paste. Keep aside these pieces for 10 -15 minutes to allow the absorption of the masala. 
• Place a pan on fire and pour coconut oil. Heat well
• Put each pieces to the boiled oil and fry well. Take care to don't over fry the masala, especially the chilly powder while frying the fishes. 
• When the inner side of the frying pieces becomes soft enough take it from the oil. Take care to avoid more oil. You can use some tissue paper to absorb extra oil from the fried fish pieces. 
• Serve Kerala style fried Meen/ Fish fry with rice for your family and friends.

When my mom fries the fish, she always use this Keralite way of frying. You can also make tasty fish curries, fish roast... with the Mathy fish in your home. You can know about those dishes in coming posts in the category of fish recipes in this blog.

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Fish Curry with Coconut Milk, 

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