This Mackerel fish curry is made with fresh Mackerel fish cooked in a tangy and spicy coconut-based gravy. You can make this easy Indian fish curry with coconut in just 30 minutes. It is aromatic, flavorful, and a comforting dish for lunch or dinner. Serve it with steamed rice or Jeera rice.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Calories: 215kcal
Author: Preeti
Equipment
Deep bottom pan/Wok
Ingredients
For the masala
1tablespooncoriander seeds
½teaspooncumin
⅛ teaspoonor a pinch of mustard seeds(skip if not available)
⅛ tsp or a pinch of fenugreek seeds
⅛teaspooncarom seeds(skip if not available)
10dried bayadagi red chilies(or Kashmiri red chilies)
½coconutfreshly grated, or use coconut milk
1small onion
5-6garlic cloves
a small piece of ginger
a small ball of tamarind.(soaked in hot water for 10 minutes and seeds removed)
¼teaspoonturmeric powder
For the curry
500gramMackerel fish(Bangda fish), cut into 2-3 pieces
2green chiliesslit
Salt to taste
Instructions
For the masala
Heat a pan over low-medium heat.
Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and carom seeds until aromatic. Remove and keep it aside on a plate.
In the same pan, dry roast red chilies until crisp. Remove and keep it aside on the same plate. Let all the roasted ingredients cool down to room temperature.
Transfer them to a mixer/grinder jar. Add coconut, onion, garlic, ginger, tamarind, and turmeric powder.
Add little water and grind it to a fine paste.
For making the Mackerel fish curry
Transfer the prepared paste to a heavy bottom pan/wok. Add water to adjust the consistency of the gravy.
Heat it at medium heat. Add green chilies and salt. Stir and let the curry come to a boil.
Add the mackerel fish and let it cook for 5 minutes. Once you add Mackerels do not use any steel ladle/spatula to stir it. Cooked mackerels are soft and may break in the curry. Use a soft silicon spatula or better to rotate the pot/kadai in a circular motion to stir it.
Mackerel curry is ready to serve.
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Notes
Follow the measurements of the ingredients properly. Anything in excess can spoil the entire dish.
You can skip the addition of carom seeds. Some people do not like it in the fish curries.
If you do not have tamarind then substitute with lemon or vinegar. Or, if you have Kokum, add the kokum to the fish curry while adding green chilies.