South Indian
Meen Kuzhambu (Tamil Fish Curry)
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Meen Kuzhambu (Tamil Fish Curry) is South Indian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Soak the tamarind pulp in a cup of warm water and set aside.
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Heat the sesame oil in a wide pan and let the mustard seeds pop and the fenugreek seeds turn golden, then add the dried red chilies and curry leaves.
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Add the shallots and garlic and cook until softened, then stir in the chopped tomato, turmeric, and sambar powder and cook until the tomato breaks down, about 5 minutes.
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Pour in the tamarind water and salt, bring to a simmer, and cook until the raw tamarind smell fades and the gravy thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
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Slide in the fish pieces and simmer gently without stirring until just cooked through, about 10 minutes, then serve hot with rice.
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Serve it with
A South Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Meen Kuzhambu (Tamil Fish Curry), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
A course labelled with another kitchen's name comes from a cuisine in the same family, which is where this plate usually borrows it from.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Meen Kuzhambu (Tamil Fish Curry) carries fish and sesame. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Adai (Tamil Nadu Multi-Lentil Dosa) |
| Sesame | Yes | Adai (Tamil Nadu Multi-Lentil Dosa) |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 10 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 600 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Meen Kuzhambu (Tamil Fish Curry) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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