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Andhra fish curry recipe, how to make Andhra fish curry

February 9, 2023 3 Comments

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Spicy Andhra fish curry recipe with tamarind, a ground curry paste, and fish steaks. A lovely South Indian style fish curry that goes great with rice and any vegetable of your choice.

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  • Andhra Fish Curry Recipe
    • Ingredients  
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Every now and then, I crave a good fish curry. It’s just what I grew up on and often, I find myself wanting to go back to my childhood days and forget the “healthy” tag and just have a bowl of white rice with a good fish curry. While I usually default to this easy fish curry in coconut milk that I can spice up or down as desired, this Andhra fish curry recipe which I tried a few weekends ago took it up a notch for me.

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The curry is thick and tangy due to the ground curry paste (which we make from scratch) and the tamarind in it. All things considered, it’s relatively easy to prepare too. Andhra fish curry would hint at a very spicy dish and this one doesn’t disappoint although I used Kashmiri chilli powder which gives a good colour without all the spice from regular chilli powder or paprika. The green chillies are optional but I do love the flavour and throw in a few as I make this.

If you want to try more fish recipes, here are my favourites:
Chettinad fish fry
Kerala fish fry
Meen peera
Kerala red fish curry
Fish molee
Baked salmon Indian-style

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Andhra Fish Curry Recipe

Nags
A delicious Andhra fish curry recipe that's tangy, spicy, and full of flavour. Step by step recipe to help even the beginner cooks.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Course Fish
Cuisine Andhra
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • For Curry Paste
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tsp whole black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp methi seeds fenugreek seeds
  • 3/4 cup peeled shallots or pearl onions
  • 1/4 cup peeled and sliced garlic flakes
  • 1/2 cup cubed tomato
  • For Curry
  • 250 grams fish I used King fish steaks
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/2 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1/4 cup shallots sliced
  • 3-4 garlic flakes sliced
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 small ball of tamarind around 1 tbsp
  • A few curry leaves
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • First let's prepare the curry paste
  • Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds, fennel, pepper, and methi seeds
  • Roast until the cumin seeds turn a golden brown
  • Now add the shallots and garlic
  • Saute again for another 2-3 minutes or until the shallots turn pink and translucent
  • Then add the cubed tomatoes and saute until they turn soft and mushy
  • Remove from heat and set aside to cool
  • Cut and clean your fish pieces as needed. I used them as small steak pieces
  • Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup warm water. Extract juice and discard the pulp and seeds
  • In the same pan used to roast the curry paste ingredients, heat 1/4 cup oil and add mustard seeds
  • When they start popping, add the shallots, garlic and green chillies
  • Fry for a minute
  • Then add chilli powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powders
  • Fry for 30 seconds and add the tamarind water
  • Top up with 2 more cups of water, salt, and curry leaves and bring to the boil
  • Meanwhile, grind the cooled ingredients for curry paste
  • Add to the above boiling pan and lower heat to a simmer
  • Add the fish pieces and cook covered for 10-15 minutes on low heat until the fish pieces are cooked
  • Serve hot with rice

Notes

  • The green chillies are optional. If you want a less spicy fish curry, omit them.
  • Use Kashmiri red chilli powder for optimal heat and colour to the dishes
  • If you can’t find shallots where you live, replace with chopped onions
  • Adjust quantity of tamarind to your taste. This fish curry is meant to be a bit on the tangy side
  • You can use any type of fish, with our without bones. I use thin King fish steaks for most of my fish recipes since they are readily available here cleaned and sliced
  • The thickness of the gravy is up to you so control the amount of water to get to the desired consistency

Step by Step Andhra Fish Curry Recipe

First let’s prepare the curry paste. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds, fennel, pepper, and methi seedsAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinRoast until the cumin seeds turn a golden brown, then add the shallots and garlicAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinSaute again for another 2-3 minutes or until the shallots turn pink and translucentAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinThen add the cubed tomatoes and saute until they turn soft and mushy. Remove from heat and set aside to coolAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinCut and clean your fish pieces as needed. I used them as small steak pieces. Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup warm water. Extract juice and discard the pulp and seeds.

In the same pan used to roast the curry paste ingredients, heat 1/4 cup oil and add mustard seeds. When they start popping, add the shallots, garlic and green chilliesAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinFry for a minute. Then add chilli powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powderAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinFry for 30 seconds and add the tamarind waterPinAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinTop up with 2 more cups of water, salt, and curry leaves and bring to the boilAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinMeanwhile, grind the roasted and cooled ingredients for curry pastePin Andhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinAdd to the above boiling pan and lower heat to a simmerPin Andhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinAdd the fish pieces and cook covered for 10-15 minutes on low heat or until the fish pieces are cookedPin Andhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPinServe Andhra fish curry hot with riceAndhra fish curry recipe how to make Andhra fish curryPin

Recipe Notes:

  • The green chillies are optional. If you want a less spicy fish curry, omit them.
  • Use Kashmiri red chilli powder for optimal heat and colour to the dishes
  • If you can’t find shallots where you live, replace with chopped onions
  • Adjust quantity of tamarind to your taste. This fish curry is meant to be a bit on the tangy side
  • You can use any type of fish, with our without bones. I use thin King fish steaks for most of my fish recipes since they are readily available here cleaned and sliced
  • The thickness of the gravy is up to you so control the amount of water to get to the desired consistency

For Andhra fish curry recipe in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, etc please use the Google translate button in the sidebar.

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  1. b

    March 15, 2017 at 2:11 am

    Fab dish!

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  2. R.Vijayakumar

    December 21, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    I cannot find your recipes in you tube. For Edible Garden I get so many western site. Can you please tell me how to search your recipes in you tube?

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    • nags

      December 22, 2016 at 5:48 pm

      I don’t have a YouTube channel yet with these recipes, sorry!

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