Kerela Meen Curry Surmai curry - popular Kerela dish This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel By Sanjeev Kapoor 13 Nov 2014 in Recipes Course New Update Main Ingredients King Fish, Coconut Powder Cuisine Kerala Course Main Course Seafood Prep Time 26-30 minutes Cook time 11-15 minutes Serve 4 Taste Mild Level of Cooking Moderate Others Non Veg Ingredients list for Kerela Meen Curry 450 grams King Fish cut into 1 inch pieces 1/2 teaspoon Coconut Powder 1 teaspoon Ginger-garlic paste to taste Salt 2 tablespoons Lemon juice 4 tablespoons Oil 5-6 Black peppercorns 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds 15-20 Curry leaves 2 Green chillies broken into 2 2 Dried red chillies broken into 2 4-5 cloves Garlic crushed 2 inch piece Ginger roughly chopped 1 medium Onion chopped 7-8 Shallots halved 1/2 cup Coconut powder 2 tablespoons Tamarind pulp Method Place the fish pieces in a bowl, add turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, salt and lemon juice and mix. Keep it in the refrigerator for about fifteen minutes to marinate. Heat two tablespoons oil in a non stick pan. Add peppercorns, coriander seeds, curry leaves, green chillies, red chillies, garlic, ginger and onion and sauté for two minutes. Add the shallots and continue sauté till fragrant. Set aside to cool and then grind to a smooth paste with a little water. Heat one tablespoon oil in the same pan, add the ground paste and sauté for two minutes. Add two cups of water and simmer on medium heat. Heat one tablespoon oil in another non stick pan and sauté the fish pieces, turning sides a few times, till lightly browned. Add the fish pieces to the gravy and cook for two minutes. Mix coconut powder in a little water and add to the gravy. Add the tamarind pulp and salt and mix. Cover and cook till the fish is done. Serve hot with boiled rice. #Black peppercorns #Coconut powder #Coriander seeds #Curry leaves #Dried red chillies #Ginger #Ginger-garlic paste #Green chillies #Lemon juice #Oil #Salt #Shallots #Tamarind pulp Subscribe to our Newsletter! Be the first to get exclusive offers and the latest news Subscribe Now You May Also like Advertisment Read the Next Article