This recipe for meen manga curry is a slight variation from the Alleppey Fish Curry that I have shared before. I love mango in curry. The delicious tang that mangoes impart into the sauce makes this dish so good. Also with ginger and coconut, it just gets better. This Keralan meen manga curry is such a keeper. Here is the recipe for meen manga curry.
First, we need to get the mangoes ready. There are different varieties of raw mangoes that’s available in the market. One can use whatever is in season. I just added one mango today for the curry. If the raw mango is not very sour, add a little bit more if you want a very tangy curry. Wash, peel and cut the mango into big chunky slices. Discard the seed. Set aside.
Heat coconut oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds (vendhayam). Let the mustard seeds splutter. Add in the ginger, green chillies and and curry leaves. Fry briefly for 10 seconds.
Add in the onions and fry till the onions are soft. You can substitute shallots instead of onions for a more traditional flavor.
Take a small cup and add in the masala powders to the cup. Turmeric powder, Red chilli powder and coriander powder. Add 1/4 cup of water and make a paste.
Add the paste, tomatoes and the salt to the pan. Saute for a couple of minutes. Add in the mango chunks and a cup of water. Let it come to a boil.
In the mean time, grind the coconut in a mixie with about half a cup of water to a smooth fine paste. Add it to the pan.
Add in the fish pieces and let the curry simmer for 10-12 minutes, pan covered with a lid on medium flame. Remove from heat and let it rest for 15 minutes before serving.
Meen manga curry is ready. Serve hot with rice.
Meen Manga Curry, Fish Curry in Raw Mango coconut Sauce
Meen Manga Curry – Recipe for Spicy Kerala Style fish curry in ginger, mangoes and coconut sauce. The recipe uses raw mangoes for souring the sauce.
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (vendhayam)
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 inch piece ginger, finely minced
- 2 green chillies, chopped
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 3 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 ripe tomato, chopped
- 1 mango (raw), chunks
- 1/2 cup fresh coconut
- 500 grams fish steaks
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds (vendhayam). Let the mustard seeds splutter. Add in the ginger, green chillies and and curry leaves. Fry briefly for 10 seconds.
- Add in the onions and fry till the onions are soft.
- Take a small cup and add in the masala powders to the cup. Turmeric powder, red chilli powder and coriander powder. Add 1/4 cup of water and make a paste.
- Add the paste, tomato and the salt to the pan. Saute for a couple of minutes. Add in the mangoes and a cup of water. Let it come to a boil.
- In the mean time, grind the coconut with about half a cup of water to a smooth fine paste. Add it to the pan.
- Add in the fish pieces and let the curry simmer for 10-12 minutes on medium flame. remove from heat and let it rest for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
# For a bright red curry, use Kashmiri chilli powder.
# You can substitute shallots instead of onions for a more traditional flavor.
# I used Pollock fish today. Seer fish, Salmon, Pom-fret varieties work equally well in this recipe.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Kerala
By “raw”, do you mean “unripe”? Not matured?
In American English, “raw” means “uncooked”, “unprocessed”.
The name “Raw mango” refers to the unripened fruit.
Hi. Can we substitute coconut milk instead of coconut paste?
sure 🙂
Thanku soo much for this recipe. It was really good.
Thank You!
Hello Kannamma
Thank You so much for this delicious recipe.
So Good !!
Tried this today, turned out awesome, used Pomfret n shallots… Also added drumstick s for additional flavor s…
Have to try one of these days.but it looks very chilly hot
Dear Suguna
Great recipe. The curry came out fantastic. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much. Glad you liked the meen manga curry!
This is the one my mom makes once a week.Thanks for sharing.I made it after a long time.Really enjoyed the flavor.
thats really nice