Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu Recipe (Shark Fish Curry)

Step 1: To begin making the Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu recipe, clean and wash the fish pieces and marinate with turmeric and keep aside

Step 2: Heat oil in a wok/kadai and when the oil is hot add fennel seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilli, cumin and mustard seeds and wait till they splutter

Step 3: Now add chopped shallots and chopped garlic cloves

Step 4: Saute until onions are transparent and pale

Step 5: Mix red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and fennel powder to the tamarind water and stir well until smooth

Step 6: Add this to the wok and mix well

Step 7: Add 1-1/2 cups of water, season with salt and bring the curry to boil

Step 8: When the curry starts boiling, cover with lid and simmer curry for 5 to 6 minutes

Step 9: Now add the shark fish pieces to the curry and stir gently and cook for another 5 minutes or until fish pieces are tender and oil floats on top of gravy

Step 10: Turn off the heat and serve hot

Step 11: Serve Chettinad Sura Meen Kuzhambu along with Steamed Rice and Kachumber Salad for a weekday meal