Description
Kurma with Babyshark ..quite interesting rite…yea absolutely this kurma tastes awesome,no need of tamarind paste..with a handful of spices this kurma goes very well with hot rice as well as side for idlies n dosais..this dish will be enough tangy as we were using tomatoes instead of tamarind paste..
Sharkfish n tomato kurma/Surameen thakkali kurma/Sura thakkali kuzhambhu/Shark tomato kuzhambu
| Ingredients-1 | |
|---|---|
| 10 nos | Shark pieces |
| 6 nos | Ripe n juicy tomatoes (big) |
| 1 no | Onion (big size) |
| 3 nos | Green chillies |
| 2 nos | Bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon sticks, green cardamom |
| Salt n oil as per need |
| Ingredients-2 | |
|---|---|
| 2 tsp | Fennel seeds |
| 1 tsp | Cumin seeds |
| 4 nos | Red chillies |
| 5 nos | Shallots |
| 3 nos | Cloves |
| 1 no | Cinnamon stick big n jathi poo |
| ¼ cup | Grated coconut |
| 5 stks | Cilantro leaves |
| 1 inch | Ginger pieces |
| 6 nos | Garlic pods |
| 1 tsp | Peppercorns n poppy seeds |
| ¼ cup | Coriander seeds |
| Ingredients-3 | |
|---|---|
| Handful of mint leaves n coriander leaves |
Instructions
Grind coarsely tomatoes into thick paste..keep aside..cook the shark pieces with enough turmeric powder n enough water until they gets cooked well..peel off the skin of the shark pieces..now grind finely all the spices with enough water into thick paste..Heat the oil in a kadai, once the oil get heated, add the whole spices(bayleaves, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pieces) n fry them until they turns brown..chop finely the onion pieces n add them to the fried spices, once they turns transculent, add the grounded paste of spices n stir continously until the raw smells goes on, add the ground paste of tomatoes n stir well too..add the slit opened green chillies..add water n salt as per ur need,bring the gravy to boil..once they starts boiling add the already cooked fish pieces n cook them well until the gravy is done…add the mint leaves n coriander leaves to the gravy..put off the stove..
Spicy, tangy n tasty Shark tomato Kurma is ready to serve..
10 Comments
Nice one.Could u please recommend the brand and stores where we can find shark?
Hi ayesha..am not living in US..sorry cant help u.. hope ppls from US will help u..
Priya,
Nice recipe and picture. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks friends for all ur comments…
We always used to do sura puttu only, a different one. I have also heard that we can fry this fish. Have u ever tried frying this fish??
You can fry it. just cut it into 1.5" (inches) cubes. You can make curries too… Follow sri lankan fish curry recipe with shark cubes..
Cheers
Busy Bee
romba pudhumaya irukku priya…but shark romba smell varakoodiya fish aache. kurma vecha fish-oda smell romba dominate pannadha pa?
anyway, nalla vithyasama muyarchi priya
Not at all Seema, thats y we r cooking the shark pieces with turmeric powder, peeling off their skins before doing them as gravy, smell adikave adikathu..masalas will envelope the fish pieces n they will tastes awesome..thanks for ur comments pa..
sura kurma looks good nice colour…..Divya Mubarak
Surala Puttu mattum dan seivanganu ninaichaen.. Gravy kuda panalama, Nice priya Bday splah??