• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Something's Cooking

Easy Indian Cooking

  • Home
  • Who Am I?
    • FAQs
    • Disclosure Policy
    • Privacy Policy
  • Indian Cooking 101
  • Recipe Index
  • Keto Recipes
  • Work With Me
    • FAQs
You are here: Home / Fish / Toddy Shop Special Fish Curry

Toddy Shop Special Fish Curry

Yum

Updated on December 2, 2016 By Shalini 1 Comment - This post contains affiliate links which means if you use them to make a purchase, I'll earn enough money to maybe buy me a lil' something - an ingredient, probably.

  • 0share
  • Facebook0
  • Twitter0
  • Pinterest0
  • Yummly0
  • Subscribe

Yesterday, I was busy creating an “About me” page at my Tomato blog! You ought to see it 🙂 Please.. 😛

Now this is a very special recipe. And what exactly is a Toddy shop? It is a drinking establishment seen in many parts of Kerala where palm toddy, a mildly alcoholic beverage made from the sap of palm trees, is served along with food.The food served with toddy is very spicy and hot with chilies. The main dish is tapioca with red fish curry. 😛

toddy_parlour

Though considered as a social taboo in the earlier days for women and children to sit and enjoy the experience, there are many “family” kallu shaaps also in the countryside. Hence, women taste these tasty foods by sending the men to by them. Toddy is a sweet and milky liquid which is freshly tapped every morning from coconut palms and is collected on mud pots.

Toddy

In Kerala toddy is also used in as a substitute for yeast in a local form of hopper called the vellai Appam (Rice pancakes). It is be mixed with rice dough and is left over-night to aid in fermentation of the dough. In Kerala, most toddy shops are licensed under the excise department and it is an industry having a lakh of employees.
And here is my Red Fish Curry recipe:

ToddyshopspeecialFishcurry
Ingredients:

Fish- 1/2kg, Tamarind- 2, Ginger- 2″, Garlic- 4pods, Curry leaves, green Chilies- 4(slit), Salt- 2tsp, Hot water- 3 cups, Mustard- 1/4tsp, Fenugreek- 1/4 tsp, Red chilli powder- 2tbsp, Turmeric power- 1/2tsp, Fenugreek powder- a pinch, Coconut oil- 2tbsp, Dry red chiillies- 2

Method:

Add oil in a hot clay-pot(or a pan, as you prefer). When hot, add musturd, fenugreek and curry leaves. When it splutters, add ginger, garlic and green chillies. Saute well. Add red chilli powder, fenugreek powder and turmeric powder. Saute until the raw smell is gone.
Add hot water, tamarind and salt. Boil.
Add cleaned fish pieces and cook. It would take around 20mins.
Serve hot, preferably with boiled tapioca or rice.

  • 0share
  • Facebook0
  • Twitter0
  • Pinterest0
  • Yummly0
  • Subscribe

Related posts:

how to make kappa vevichathu kerala styleKappa Vevichathu | Mashed Tapioca Bengali Fish Curry RecipeBengali Fish Curry Mackerel Fish curry with boiled rice- Kerala RecipeMackerel Fish Curry (Ayala Curry) Kottayam Fish Curry Recip- Kerala Fish Curry- Red Fish CurryKerala Fish Curry

Filed Under: Fish, Kerala, Sea Food, Side Dishes Tagged With: curry, Fish, Kerala Cuisine, Toody shop special

About Shalini

Namaste! I'm Shalini, the blogger behind Something's Cooking(since 2014). I share only our best, family approved recipes with YOU because I've tried and tested every recipe published on this blog. You can find easy Keto, low-carb recipes, and authentic Indian recipes including South Indian (Kerala) foods. You can rest assured that Indian cooking will be made easy. Thanks for stopping by! I'm so happy you're here.

Previous Post: « Potato Saute
Next Post: Paneer Biriyani »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Rajlakshmi says

    August 10, 2014 at 8:09 am

    this sounds sooo yummm … and I can easily try preparing this one… bookmarking for sure 😀

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Namaste! I’m Shalini. Here you’ll find only the best, trusted recipes with step-by-step photos and videos.

Start Here | Work with Me 

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Something’s Cooking is now on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/aEs2V1Ag7ak

Archives

Categories

Footer

My Favorites

Chicken Tangdi Kebab in Air Fryer
korean egg rolled omelette
two red mug cakes
Kerala Anchovy Fry Recipe with step by step pictures

Hey there, I'm Shalini, food blogger and aspiring YouTuber. I live in the beautiful land of India and in my blog you can find authentic Indian recipes. I'm a Keto enthusiast and here you will also find ketogenic diet recipes for beginners.

  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Contact Us!

workwithshalinir@gmail.com

Subscribe to the Blog and Never Miss a Recipe

Copyright © 2021 | Foodie Pro Theme on SOMETHINGISCOOKING.COM | by SHALINI R. | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED