Meen gassi

Mangalorean Fish Curry – a coconut based curry which is sure to tickle your taste buds.

“Meen” stands for fish and “Gassi” is a Mangalorean term for curry.  This is a popular dish served with rice in coastal Karnataka.  This is a delicious curry made using coconut and some roasted spices, onion, garlic and tamarind.

You will find quite a few restaurants in Mumbai serving this dish. But homemade curry has its own charm. So, fish lovers, give this dish a try. You will surely love this Mangalorean Fish Curry.

Step-wise recipe with pictures:

Step-wise recipe with pictures:

Wash the fish and marinate it with salt and keep it aside. Dry roast dry red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, carom seeds, fenugreek seeds one by one.

Transfer the roasted ingredients alongwith  coconut, chopped onion, garlic, tamarind, turmeric powder to a mixer jar.

Blend to a fine paste.

Heat a pan. Transfer this masala paste to a pan and add water as per the required consistency.

When the masala is cooked and starts boiling, add the marinated fish.

Cook on a medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes.

Serve hot with steamed rice.

Meen Gassi
Mangalorean Fish Curry

Recipe:

Mangalorean Fish Curry | Pomfret Curry

Fish cooked in a coconut based curry
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, Mangalorean
Keyword Mangalorean fish curry, meen gassi, pomfret curry
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 5 people

Ingredients

  • 8 to 10 pieces Pomfret
  • 1 cup fresh coconut (scraped)
  • 5 to 6 Dry Red chillies (a mix of Byadgi and Pandi chillies)
  • 3 tsp Coriander seeds (Dhaniya)
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • ¼ tsp Mustard seeds (Rai)
  • 1 tsp Carom seeds (Ajwain)
  • 4 to 5 fenugreek seeds (Methi)
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 small Onion (chopped)
  • 4 to 5 cloves of garlic
  • A lemon sized ball tamarind
  • Salt as per taste

Instructions

  • Wash the fish and marinate it with salt and keep it aside.
  • Dry roast dry red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, carom seeds, fenugreek seeds one by one.
  • Grind the above roasted ingredients alongwith  coconut, chopped onion, garlic, tamarind, turmeric powder to a fine paste.
  • Heat a pan. Transfer this masala paste to a pan.
  • Add water as per the required consistency . Cook on a medium flame.
  • When the masala is cooked and starts boiling, add the marinated fish.
  • Cook on a medium flame for 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Serve hot with steamed rice.

Video

Do, have a look at the following fish recipes

Andhra style fish curry, Surmai Fry, Pomfret fry, Bombil Curry, Stuffed Pomfret, Fish Amritsari

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