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You are here: Home / Chettinad Recipes / Chettinad Fish Curry – Meen Kuzhambu Recipe

Chettinad Fish Curry – Meen Kuzhambu Recipe

January 3, 2012 by Sharmilee J 76 Comments

Chettinad Fish Curry

Fish Kuzhambu – And this is my first nonveg post ๐Ÿ™‚ I eat nonveg but havent dared to start cooking it myself ……To me, amma makes the best meen kulambu and I havent tasted any better than hers. When it comes to chicken I like perimmas recipes the best…Shhh hope amma doesnt hear it ๐Ÿ˜‰

I always held back to click and post nonveg dishes somehow it was not in my comfort zone all these days. But few office collegues and friends had requested to post non veg recipes so am planning to post it occasionally.Finally here sharmis passions has its first non veg recipe ๐Ÿ™‚ Fish is mittus fav and as I type this with her on my lap, she saw the pics and now she is asking for fish ๐Ÿ™‚

Chettinad Fish Curry Recipe

Fish Kuzhambu Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Fish – 8 pieces(I used Vanjaram fish variety)
Tamarind – lemon sized
Turmeric powder – a generous pinch
Coriander leaves – 1 tsp
Salt- to taste

To grind:

Coconut – 1/4 cup
Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp

To saute & grind:

Oil – 1 tsp
Tomato – 1 chopped roughly
Big Onion – 1/2 chopped roughly
Small Onion – 6

To temper:

Oil – 2 tbsp
Vadagam (the one used for tempering) / Vendhayam – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Small Onion – 10
Garlic – 5 pearls
Tomato – 1
Curry leaves – few

Method:

  1. In a tsp of oil saute onion tomato till it shrinks and raw smell leaves.Add all the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ in a mixer along with onion tomato.Sprinkle little water and grind it to a fine paste.
    How to make fish kuzhambu - Step1
  2. Soak tamarind in warm water(say 1/4 cup), extract pulp and keep aside. Heat remaining oil in the kadai add mustard seeds, allow it to splutter. Clean fish, wash it well and add turmeric powder and set aside.Then add curry leaves, onion, garlic saute for 3mins then add tomatoes saute until raw smell leaves.
    How to make fish kuzhambu - Step2
  3. Then add the grinded paste,turmeric powder. Add 1/4 cup water(adjust according to thickness) , required salt and allow it to boil for 15-20mins.Add tamarind pulp and allow it to boil
    How to make fish kuzhambu - Step3
  4. When oil seperates add the cleaned fish pieces. Allow it to boil and the fish to cook well.
    How to make fish kuzhambu - Step4
  5. The fish will cook faster so be careful not to break the pieces. Once the fish turns soft and the curry is well boiled and thick, oil will start collecting at the edges as shown below. At this stage garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.
    How to make fish kuzhambu - Step5

Give resting time for atleast an hour before you serve. Serve hot with rice, tastes heavenly. Tastes best the next day or even after that ๐Ÿ™‚

Chettinad Fish Kuzhambu

My Notes:

  • Once fish is added it gets cooked faster so cant boil for more time, so allow the curry to boil well before the fish is added, which gives a nice taste to the curry.
  • You can even marinate the fish with little salt, turmeric powder and lemon as suggested by a reader.

Meen Kuzhambu Recipe

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Comments

  1. Cilantro says

    January 3, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    Hmmm Delicious! I make mine the same way minus the fennel and tomatoes. Congrats on your 1st nonveg post!!!

    Reply
    • Lakshmipriya Natesh says

      August 18, 2013 at 6:59 am

      totally simple but handy recipe… i totally nailed my fish kulambu…. thanx sharmi….. One humble suggestion. A piece or two of raw mango would give that xtra punch to the dish…

      Reply
  2. Nalini's Kitchen says

    January 3, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Delicious and yummy….We do make the same way except the fennel seeds.My son also likes to eat fish…

    Reply
  3. Swathi says

    January 3, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    Meen curry looks delicious. Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year to you and family.

    Reply
  4. Sumi says

    January 3, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Good one..love the colour of the kuzhambhu.

    Reply
  5. Torviewtoronto says

    January 3, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    delicious looking fish curry looks wonderful

    Reply
  6. sangee vijay says

    January 3, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    very nice recipe n to note its amma's recipe then sure be a hit…bookmarking…Sharmis very first non veg recipe is simply rocking, plz do share some chicken recipes since i eat chicken only ๐Ÿ™‚
    Spicy Treats
    OnGoing Event ~ Dish It Out-Brinjal n Garlic

    Reply
  7. Rachana says

    January 3, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Wishing you a very happy and successful 2012 ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  8. Priya's Feast says

    January 4, 2012 at 3:54 am

    Well,Welcome to the club,sharmi.Luv the fish curry to the core…

    Reply
  9. Sevvanthi says

    January 4, 2012 at 4:43 am

    Hi..
    Thank you so much for this recipe..
    even i never coooked non veg and after seeing your kaara kulambu post i tried fish curry with tat recipe..
    it turned out superb.. i always go with ur recipes as the spice levels mentioned suit our taste buds best.. its great to see a non veg recipe here.. thanks alot.

    Reply
  10. Aarthi says

    January 4, 2012 at 4:47 am

    what a lovely fish curry..yum yum

    Reply
  11. Sookie says

    January 4, 2012 at 4:52 am

    Oh the curry looks so good! I love curry so I am anxious to try this dish.

    Reply
  12. Nagalakshmi V says

    January 4, 2012 at 5:42 am

    glad you started posting non-veg as well ๐Ÿ™‚ love the lighting in the first pic, very crisp and nice.

    happy new year sharmi!

    Reply
  13. Vimitha Anand says

    January 4, 2012 at 7:27 am

    I though u were a veggie.. Waiting for more NV recipes. Meen kulambhu looks so inviting. Bookmarking ur version

    Reply
  14. faseela says

    January 4, 2012 at 9:00 am

    superb curry…amazing presentation….

    Reply
  15. Priya says

    January 4, 2012 at 11:14 am

    Slurp,fingerlicking fish curry,yum yum.

    Reply
  16. Ramya says

    January 4, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    happy to see non veg dishes here ๐Ÿ™‚ mouthwatering fish curry

    Reply
  17. Ramya Bala says

    January 4, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    Very yummy…vanjaram at its best :)COngrats on ur first NV post ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
  18. divya says

    January 4, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    Wish you and your family a very Happy New Year…super delicious fish curry….

    Reply
  19. hemalata says

    January 4, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    Mouthwatering fish curry,looks very tasty and nice presentation.

    Reply
  20. Suja says

    January 4, 2012 at 7:58 pm

    Delicious looking fish curry..
    Happy New Year..

    Reply
  21. Cham says

    January 5, 2012 at 12:11 am

    Looks delicious , never made a ground masala for meen Kuzhambu! Should be aromatic!
    Happy New Year to u and ur family!

    Reply
  22. Shabitha Karthikeyan says

    January 5, 2012 at 4:26 am

    When I was just browsing in my iphone I saw this recipe and thought I'm into the wrong blog for a second..Fish Kuzhambu looks super good !!! Amma preparation na sollavae venam !!!

    Reply
  23. Borosil and You says

    January 5, 2012 at 6:04 am

    Wow !
    This is indeed an Yummy post ! Thanks for sharing. I luv Fish ๐Ÿ™‚

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    Thanks,

    Reply
  24. Pavithra says

    January 6, 2012 at 3:01 am

    Even though i don't eat the color of the kulambu makes me hungry..yumm ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  25. Pavithra says

    January 6, 2012 at 3:02 am

    Sharmi is it vanjaram or vajram ?I will send this link to fish lover friends.

    Reply
  26. Sharmilee! :) says

    January 6, 2012 at 3:05 am

    @Pavi : Its vanjaram fish only ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  27. Soni says

    January 7, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    Thankyou so much for this recipe.I've been wanting to get a Chettinad fish recipe since I love this dish so much.A very Happy New Year to You ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  28. Surekha says

    February 12, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    Hello,
    I tried this receipe last night. It came out so well. I used Salmon though. Thanks for sharing such a nice receipe.

    Suri

    Reply
  29. pavithra says

    March 14, 2012 at 8:54 am

    Hi Sharmi,

    I tried this today and it was superb means superb. thank u so so much. Also Sharmi can u pls post a fish fry recipe.

    Reply
  30. Sharmilee! :) says

    March 14, 2012 at 8:57 am

    @Pavithra : Thats great to hear and thanks for trying. Fish fry is already posted give a search as fish fry and see ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  31. lavanya says

    April 25, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    awesome awesome luvd it big time thanx a lot sharmuuuuuu!!!!!

    Reply
  32. Jayashree519 says

    June 24, 2012 at 5:14 am

    Sharmi.. I haven't tried fish curry since i started cooking, cos i had an idea that cooking fish is a long n tough process. Wow! You proved it wrong. I tried your easy recipe and it came better than my mom's fish curry. Lol.. Thank you so much.. Lots of love – Jayashree

    Reply
  33. manju says

    July 10, 2012 at 6:18 am

    This s my first fish recipe im preparing first…. mouth watering dish wen seen in picture… Gonna try it today…. Thanks sharmi….

    Reply
  34. venkat says

    September 26, 2012 at 12:20 am

    i tried and it came goood..i became a good cook…thanks sharmi….

    Reply
  35. Venpani says

    November 22, 2012 at 9:40 am

    it came out really well. As i was a new cook, i dont know what is tamarind pulp – confused either the extract or the residues. So, plz add the picture of tamarind pulp as well. Anyway my wife helped me for this. Everything else is really easy to follow and thanks for making me a cook too.

    Reply
  36. Sharmilee! :) says

    November 22, 2012 at 10:01 am

    @Venpani : Sure will update the pic later ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  37. Mrs.Moganapriya Srinivasan says

    December 30, 2012 at 10:41 am

    I tried out this recipe, "Really very tasty and yummy !!!" Thank you so much for a wonderful recipe which you've provided over here. And wishes for your upcoming recipes soon…!!! Happy New Year 2013 !!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  38. Aiswarya Vivek says

    January 23, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    hi.. I tried this recipe @ my home… It was so delicious and my family members are really liked it… Thank u so much.. Keep posting more recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  39. Jan says

    February 3, 2013 at 10:10 am

    hi Sharmi, you have posted such a great recipe! All my fish curry attempts have ended up into a blunder so far.
    And today I could make a fantastic curry with your recipe. We loved it! Thank you so much and looking forward for upcoming recipes which will be of immense help for beginners like me:)

    Reply
  40. kalyani says

    March 3, 2013 at 9:24 am

    Tried this today for lunch:) loved it:) thanks a lot…should I need to refrigerate it to use for tomorrow or I just can keep outside? Awaiting your reply…

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      March 3, 2013 at 11:47 am

      Just refrigerate it and then heat it up tomorrow while serving

      Reply
  41. Rebi says

    March 16, 2013 at 8:40 am

    Today I had prepared it in my home. I never tried fish in my cooking.. The very first moment of this recipe given me a different taste . I am loving the kolambu.. thanks for posting.

    Reply
  42. Vasanthi says

    April 8, 2013 at 5:26 am

    At my home i prepare the same way except that I add methi (fenugreek/vendhayam) powder (dry roasted methi ground in a mixer grinder)which lifts up the aroma little more than the whole methi seeds.

    Reply
  43. Priyamohan says

    May 5, 2013 at 9:09 am

    I tried it today and it tastes superb…thnks sharmi… when iam planning to do a dish tat iam not confident enough or even to try a new dish, i just check into ur blog..no worries!!

    Reply
  44. Mini Jyothish says

    June 3, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    Thank you so much for this recipe. I have already made it 3 times and my son loves it ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  45. THAMS says

    June 9, 2013 at 9:16 am

    I tried it was good L:)

    Reply
  46. Saran says

    June 30, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    Really its a good recipe and nice presentation. Right now I am preparing it.. Cant wait to dig in.. Thanks for the recipe..

    Reply
  47. bhuvanesh says

    September 22, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    Hi Madam, Awesome recipe. Thanks a lot. My wife is so happy to see your recipe and she is very much glad! Keep up the excellent work.

    GayuBhuvan

    Reply
  48. janu says

    October 16, 2013 at 2:49 am

    hello sharmi..
    thanks for ur recipe… I am a vegetarian, but my hubby shall have anything that flies, swims, walks ๐Ÿ˜€
    So i wanted to make fish curry for him..Today tried it..he tasted and the only thing he said was ' pattaya kilapittiye' ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for helping me getting his comment.. Even though i didnt eat it, am sure ur recipe is good which i know from his comment.. Thanks again…

    Reply
  49. Archana Shekar says

    November 15, 2013 at 11:20 am

    I tried ur fish curry today it tasted little sweet and little spicy does it taste like that

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      November 15, 2013 at 4:21 pm

      It depends on the onion and tomato varirty + / – spice level accordingly

      Reply
    • Archana Shekar says

      November 16, 2013 at 9:00 am

      Thanx

      Reply
  50. Archana Shekar says

    November 15, 2013 at 11:22 am

    I tried ur fish curry today it tasted little sweet and little spicy does it taste like that

    Reply
  51. JEET says

    April 7, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    thanks for sharing, its delicious ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  52. Sajitha Saleem says

    May 5, 2014 at 11:50 pm

    Sharmi, you are my cooking encyclopedia. Wow, fish curry turned well. I have tried many of ur recipes. The taste is always guaranteed best. Thanks a bunch

    Reply
  53. Sheela Balamurugan says

    May 12, 2014 at 6:09 am

    Shrami, I made an excellent fish curry first time in my life yesterday .. followed your method.. it came out awesome.. we kept the restover for today..am waiting to return home to have it..now i have confident in making fish kuzhambu..lots of appreciation from my husband too..hats off to you!!!

    Reply
  54. Jonathan Dass Bernard says

    June 1, 2014 at 6:08 am

    Can't we use fish curry powder into the mix

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      June 2, 2014 at 3:10 am

      Yes you can…

      Reply
  55. jansi rani says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    I thing for your very best cooker the tasty is very soft and smooth so i like the kuzuambu

    Reply
  56. jansi rani says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    The fish curry is very soft and very tasty so thanks

    Reply
  57. K Suryadodi says

    June 21, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    Sharmi every time when I do fish kulambu it will be a disaster but ur way I tried it and came out really well but instead of using fennel seeds I added small amount of cumin and pepper seeds

    Reply
  58. Ambica R says

    August 24, 2014 at 8:45 pm

    Sharmi tried this curry just now and immediately wanted to give this comment… The taste was too good… My husband appreciated a lot. Thanks for your recipe. I just have one doubt.. I added enough salt but still when taken with rice I felt it was not enough. They say fish will take all the salt. So how do I decide the amount of salt.

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      August 25, 2014 at 12:54 pm

      May be you can taste a bit and see to check if the salt is right in between and adjust accordingly.

      Reply
  59. ANBE SIVAM says

    September 12, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    use little bit of palm sugar in the end…Tastes divine..

    Reply
  60. Priyadharshini Arulselvan says

    October 18, 2014 at 8:54 pm

    Hi u hav mentioned coconut 1/4 cup, could u pls tell whether it is grated coconut or coconut pieces

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      October 19, 2014 at 1:03 pm

      It is 1/4 cup grated coconut……

      Reply
  61. Priya Ramkumar says

    November 27, 2014 at 6:22 am

    made this fish kulambu for lunch today and we all liked it … Thanks for the recipe ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  62. Unknown says

    December 8, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    Hi Sharmi!
    I'm a fan of your blog. I've tried lots of recipes posted by you but never commented on it ๐Ÿ˜‰
    Today I tried your fish curry recipes Oh God! It came out very well & my whole family enjoyed eating it. My husband was very impressed today as he always tells me I'm yet to learn meen kozhambu. Thanks very much for this yummy recipe for us.

    Anyone who have not tried this recipe please don't miss to try this one.

    Reply
  63. Ganesh says

    January 5, 2015 at 1:44 am

    Authentic chettinad fish curry. Really delicious n yummy.. Thanks sharmis.. Your blog i always bookmark it in pc,mobiles, tabs etc; really best n delicious recipes.. awesome blog with Step by step procedures,photos and notes section are detailed.. Tried many and most came out really well.most of mistakes was due to me due to measuring difficulties. Thanks n keep up goood work.. I m fan of ur blog..

    Reply
  64. James Sundar says

    February 20, 2015 at 7:07 am

    When to add the Tamarind? it is mentioned in two places{
    Then add the grinded paste,turmeric powder and tamarind pulp. Add 1/4 cup water(adjust according to thickness) , required salt and allow it to boil for 15-20mins.Add tamarind paste and allow it to boil

    Reply
  65. SHARMILEE J says

    February 20, 2015 at 10:52 am

    Thats a typo, tamarind pulp should be added after adding water.

    Reply
  66. Marcia Dilip says

    October 10, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    This recipe made my fish kuzhambu yummy. Thanks for sharing . I have tried most of your recipes. They have always turned out delicious.

    Reply
  67. Ranjini Dhinakar says

    October 14, 2015 at 3:28 am

    Hi Sharmi!
    First of all, let me Thank u for d simple n quick recipe.
    I had never tried fish curry n my husband keeps scolding me for not cooking fish at home, n yesterday wen I tried it with d help of ur recipe it was awesome n my hubby appreciated me for d same. N he told me cook fish on every Sunday hereafter. Am so excited. All credit goes to u. I dint find any small onions in d nearby stores, so I added regular onions still it came out well. I'll try with small onions d next time. Once again thank u very much for d simple recipe. Please keep posting more n more non-veg recipes. It's helps many non-veg cooking learner like me.

    Reply
  68. Unknown says

    February 21, 2016 at 4:11 am

    Sema taste

    Reply
  69. Nithya Sathis says

    January 31, 2017 at 4:35 pm

    Hi Sharmi,
    Thanks for this wonderful recipe,which turned out extremely lip smacking…and which fetched me a pat on my back from hubby. <3

    My native is near pollachi, currently living in London. Hope to see u one day…

    Reply

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