5 Mouthwatering Fish Curry Recipes

Calling seafood lovers to try fish curries from different parts of India!

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Maachher Kaalia

Maachher Kaalia recipe is a spicy and aromatic fish curry, native to Bengal. Swarupa Dutt's recipe incorporates onion, garlic and ginger and is cooked with loads of tomatoes. The gravy is spicy, thick and ascends the palate in an orgasmic burst of flavour.

Please find the recipe here: Swarupa's Maachher Kaalia

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Pamban Fish Curry From Tamil Nadu

Prasanna Pandarinathan in her cookbook dedicated to her mom, Ammi -- An Expression Of Love, writes that her mom always stopped at Pamban fish market, in Rameswaram, her mother's ancestral home, to buy the freshest fish to make her special appetising Pamban fish curry.

Please find the recipe here: Pamban Fish Curry From Tamil Nadu

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Bombil Fish Curry

Bombay Duck, a long bony fish native to the Maharashtra coast, does well in a coconut-based curry, seasoned with garlic, ginger, cumin, mustard seeds, chillies and kokum, a sour fruit. Serve it with steamed rice.

Please find the recipe here: Anita's Bombil Fish Curry

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Odiya Hilsa Fish Curry With Veggies

Folks from the state of Odisha, like Bengal, enjoy river fish or fish from brackish water. Try Sandhyarani Mohapatra's signature Hilsa Fish Curry With Veggies which with rice makes for a delicious Odiya-style satisfying Sunday lunch.

Please find the recipe here: Sandhyarani's Hilsa Fish Curry With Veggies

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Rui Poshto

Taruna Deepak's Rui Poshto is a fish curry made with rohu fish, poppy seeds and a blend of spices. This curry is finger-licking good and tastes best with steamed rice.

Please find the recipe here: Rui Poshto

 

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Kerala-Style Fish Curry

Fish curries from Kerala often utilise the popular local karimeen or pearl spot fish, lots of curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, black pepper and the native tamarind called kodampulli. Sujata Nair's recipe for a Kerala fish curry can be made in 20 minutes.

Please find the recipe here: Kerala-Style Fish Curry

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Macher Jhol Or Bengali Fish Curry

Get a taste of Bengal's fish curry with Saurab Paul Chowdhury's easy-to-make Macher Jhol recipe. A classic fish curry that's perfect for any occasion. "Mustard, coconut, and various spices come together in harmony to create dishes that are both comforting and exciting," says Chowdhury.

Please find the recipe here: Macher Jhol Or Bengali Fish Curry

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Goan Fish Curry

Australia MasterChef Jarrod Trigg cooked up an authentic Goan fish curry on Season 8 that uses coconut, garam masala, ghee and tamarind. He opted to serve it with an Indian flatbread.

Please find the recipe here: Goan Fish Curry

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