Nethili Fish Curry With Coconut | Anchovies Curry | Nethallu Iguru
Nethili Fish Curry is a delicious preparation of these gourmet mini delicacies cooked in a medley of spices lending an unparalleled flavour.
Servings: 4 to 5
Ingredients
- To marinate:
- 300 Grams Nethili Nethallu or Anchovies, cleaned & washed
- ½ teaspoon of red chilli powder
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- To grind:
- ½ inch Ginger
- 6 garlic pods
- 1 cm cinnamon stick
- 2 Cloves
- ½ teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut
- ¼ cup hot water for grinding
- Other Ingredients:
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable Oil
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 2 to 3 green Chilies finely chopped
- ½ cup spring onions finely chopped
- A sprig of Curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder Adjust to suit your spice levels
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- Required salt
- ½ cup fresh coriander finely chopped
Instructions
- Marinate the fish ingredients under “To marinate” and set it aside for about 20 min.
- In the mean time grind ingredients under “To grind” in a mixer to a fine paste using hot water.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add chopped onions, green chillies and spring onions (leaving the slender green part). Sauté till they are slightly brown in colour.
- Add the masala paste and sauté till the raw smell goes off. Add turmeric and red chilli powder. Stir for a minute.
- Add the remaining greens from the spring onions and sauté for a minute.
- Add marinated fish and some coriander. Mix gently.
- Now add a quarter cup of water and adjust salt. You can adjust the consistency of the gravy to suit your requirement (The gravy for this recipe shouldn’t be too loose).
- Cook over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes with gentle frequent stirring (or stirring by shaking the pan holding its handles). Simmer for a minute till oil separates. Turn off the heat.
- Finally garnish Nethili fish curry with coriander and serve with rice. It pairs good along with pappucharu, sambar or rasam
Notes
1. Fish is very delicate hence handle with utmost care while cooking.
2. Adjust spice levels to suit your taste.
3. Using hot water to grind the paste will aid the poppy seeds to grind easily.
4. You can use ginger garlic paste in case you do not have fresh ginger and garlic and grind only the other ingredients for the paste, but definitely there is a difference in the taste.
5. For a quick version, you can just skip the grinding process and add just ginger garlic paste to prepare this curry.
5. Make sure not to cook fish for very long.
6. For vegetarians - Use the same process to make delicious veggie gravies, just substitute fish with any of your favourite veggies.
2. Adjust spice levels to suit your taste.
3. Using hot water to grind the paste will aid the poppy seeds to grind easily.
4. You can use ginger garlic paste in case you do not have fresh ginger and garlic and grind only the other ingredients for the paste, but definitely there is a difference in the taste.
5. For a quick version, you can just skip the grinding process and add just ginger garlic paste to prepare this curry.
5. Make sure not to cook fish for very long.
6. For vegetarians - Use the same process to make delicious veggie gravies, just substitute fish with any of your favourite veggies.