Today, I am going to show you the best way to make Sri Lankan spicy fish curry recipe with coconut milk.
Sri Lankan fish curry or meen kulambu (in Tamil) is one of the tastiest seafood dishes in Sri Lanka.
People in Sri Lanka make fish curry in many different ways. This is one of the best yet easy ways to make spicy fish curry at home.
Basically, people make this fish curry dish for lunch, but you can have this for dinner as well.
Alright, let’s jump into the main subject. Here is the simple way to make Sri Lankan spicy fish curry with coconut milk.
My Favorite Combos
1. This Recipe + Rice + Spinach Curry + Fish Fry + Fish Sodhi
2. This Recipe + Pittu + Fish Fry + Dhal Curry
3. This Recipe + String Hoppers + Fish Sodhi + Coconut Sambol
Sri Lankan Spicy Fish Curry Recipe | Meen Kulambu
Ingredients
- Fish – 6 to 8 pieces
- Onion – 50g
- Garlic cloves – 4 or 5
- Curry leaves – Few
- Mustard seeds – ¼ teaspoon
- Fennel seeds – ¼ teaspoon
- Cumin seeds – ¼ teaspoon
- Fenugreek seeds – ½ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
- Thin tamarind juice – 150ml
- Thin coconut milk – 250ml
- Thick coconut milk – 100ml
- Curry powder – 2 tablespoons
- Cooking oil – As you need
- Salt – As you need
Instructions
1. Cut the fish as shown in the picture below and wash them well.
2. Slice the onions and garlic cloves. Also, take the curry leaves.
3. Get ready with mustard seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, and turmeric powder.
4. Prepare thin and thick coconut milk. Also, get ready with the tamarind juice.
5. Heat the oil in a cooking wok. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then, add the onion and sauté it until it starts to turn light brown.
6. Now add garlic cloves and curry leaves. Fry them for one minute under medium flame.
7. Add fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and fenugreek seeds. Fry them for another one minute under medium flame.
8. Add tamarind juice and thin coconut milk together. Also, add turmeric powder, curry powder, and salt. Mix them well.
9. Cook covered under high flame for 5 or 6 minutes.
10. Add the fish pieces and give good gently stir.
11. Cook covered under high for 4 or 5 minutes.
12. Now, take off the lid and add the thick coconut milk. Cook covered under low flame for 5 minutes.
13. Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.
14. This is how to make the Sri Lankan spicy fish curry recipe with coconut milk. Serve and enjoy this tasty fish curry.
Notes
1. Cumin seeds and mustard seeds are optional.
2. I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find grated coconut use coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
3. If you don’t like spiciness reduce the amount of curry powder.
Printable Recipe Card
- Fish - 6 to 8 pieces
- Onion - 50g
- Garlic cloves - 4 or 5
- Curry leaves - Few
- Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Fennel seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Cumin seeds - ¼ teaspoon
- Fenugreek seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
- Thin tamarind juice - 150ml
- Thin coconut milk - 250ml
- Thick coconut milk - 100ml
- Curry powder - 2 tablespoons
- Cooking oil - As you need
- Salt - As you need
- Cut the fish and wash them well.
- Slice the onions and garlic cloves. Also, take the curry leaves.
- Get ready with mustard seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, and turmeric powder.
- Prepare thin and thick coconut milk. Also, get ready with the tamarind juice.
- Heat the oil in a cooking wok. Add mustard seeds and let it splutter. Then, add the onion and sauté it until it starts to turn light brown.
- Now add garlic cloves and curry leaves. Fry them for one minute under medium flame.
- Add fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and fenugreek seeds. Fry them for another one minute under medium flame.
- Add tamarind juice and thin coconut milk together. Also, add turmeric powder, curry powder, and salt. Mix them well.
- Cook covered under high flame for 5 or 6 minutes.
- Add the fish pieces and give good gently stir.
- Cook covered under high for 4 or 5 minutes.
- Now, take off the lid and add the thick coconut milk. Cook covered under low flame for 5 minutes.
- Taste the curry and adjust salt if needed.
- This is how to make the Sri Lankan spicy fish curry recipe with coconut milk. Serve and enjoy this tasty fish curry.
2. I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find grated coconut use coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
3. If you don't like spiciness reduce the amount of curry powder.
Here is the Video of this Recipe
So, what do you think about this Sri Lankan spicy fish curry recipe with coconut milk? I am sure that you liked it. When you have all the ingredients give it a try, you will like it for sure.
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The perfect curry to serve even to the hardcore fish haters(I should know as I have a few in my family).
Thank you so much for this recipe! It s so tasty and rich just like my mum used to make. I m writing this as I m cooking. I can t wait to taste the fish curry
It looks so tempting, Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.