Name: Saiva Meen Kuzhambu Recipe
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Tamil

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Chettinad style saiva meen kuzhambu or vegetarian fish curry. The fish steaks are made using cowpea-thattapayir and simmered in a tamarind gravy. It looks very similar to a traditional fish curry. 

How to make Saiva Meen Kuzhambu  Recipe

Suguna Vinodh

Crawler

Tamil

<p>Chettinad style saiva meen kuzhambu or vegetarian fish curry. The fish steaks are made using cowpea-thattapayir and simmered in a tamarind gravy. It looks very similar to a traditional fish curry. </p>

Non Vegetarian

Pescatarian

Cowpea/thatta payir

Fennel seeds

Red chilli powder

Salt

Cloves Garlic

Sunflower oil to shallow fry

Sesame oil

Mustard seeds

Fenugreek seeds

Onion,  Finely Chopped

Tomatoes,  Chopped

Coriander powder

Sambar powder

Chilli Powder

For the fish steaks soak the cowpea overnite in water. Next day, drain the water and grind the cowpea with fennel seeds, red chilli powder, salt and garlic cloves to a thick paste. Spread the paste on the banana leaf to form a rectangle. Cover the leaf gently over the paste. Steam the leaf for 15 minutes in a steamer. Once the paste has been fully cooked, remove the leaf from the steamer and cut the cooked paste into one inch cubes. Heat oil in a pan until hot. Place the cubes gently in oil and fry them for 2 minutes on each side until crisp and golden brown. Drain the fried cubes on paper towels. Set aside. For the gravy heat sesame oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and fennel seeds. Let the seeds splutter. Add in the chopped onions and fry till the onions are nice and soft and starting to brown. Add in the chopped tomatoes, coriander powder, sambar powder, chilli powder and salt. Fry till the tomatoes are well cooked and juiced down. Add in the tamarind paste and two cups of water. Simmer the gravy for 15 minutes. Add in the fried cubes and simmer for couple of minutes more.

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