Karuvadu Thokku | Dry Fish Curry
Karuvadu Thokku is a flavourful, spiced dish made by simmering fish with onion, tomato & spices to a pickle consistency. Karuvadu Thokku is relished with rice meal and tiffin like idli, dosa, utappam & kal dosa. Karuvadu Thokku is healthy & boosts lactation. I have made Karuvadu Thokku using Nei Meen and the procedure is the same for all the types of fishes.
Servings2 people
Ingredients
- 2 pieces nei meen karuvadu
- 1/2 cup small onion sliced
- 1/8 cup garlic sliced
- 3 small sized tomato
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- a small sprig curry leaves
- 1 tablespoon gingelly oil
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Peel the skin from small onions, slice them thin, then slice garlic.
- Heat oil in a kadai - add garlic first sauté for 2mins.
- Then add small onion, sauté till it turns transparent, then add tomatoes sauté till mushy and raw smell leaves.
- Add curry leaves and keep cooking until the entire mixture becomes mushy.
- Meanwhile rinse dry fish well and keep it soaked in warm water for 10mins. Drain the water.
- Add dry fish along with red chilli powder, sauté for 2mins then add water till immersing level.
- Cook covered for 5mins. Press the dry fish with a ladle to check if its cooked. If its soft then its cooked.
- Amma suggested to remove the bone and discard at this stage so did as per her instruction though this step is optional. Keep cooking in medium flame.
- Cook until all the moisture is absorbed fully and the mixture becomes like a thokku.
- Serve Karuvadu Thokku with phulka or pulao.
Notes
- The consistency is purely your choice, you can make it gravy kind too.
- I used country tomatoes which is juicy.
- Adding small onions gives great flavour, so I recommend adding small onions.
- Rinse the dry fish well so remove the extra salt.
- No need to add salt as dry fish itself has more salt in it.
- Dry fish is the best lactating medicine.
Nutrition Facts
Karuvadu Thokku | Dry Fish Curry
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 135
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.03g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 1mg0%
Sodium 34mg1%
Potassium 580mg17%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 1835IU37%
Vitamin C 32mg39%
Calcium 54mg5%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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