Receta Mathi Mulakittathu, Malabar Fish Curry

Mathi (sardine) Mulakittathu is an easy Malabar fish curry. Nadan mathi mulakittathu is a special Kozhikodan dish, also known as meen mulakittathu or nadan meen curry.

Meen mulakittathu is a typical Malabar style fish curry; if you have visited Kozhikode or live here, you might be familiar with this everyday curry.

I first got introduced to meen mulakittathu a year ago; what stands out from the fish curry of my native place, Kottayam is that for sourness, tamarind water is used in Malabar fish curry. In our home, we are used to kudampuli or kokum and tamarind is mostly for sambar and rasam. Once, I learnt to make meen mulakittathu, I started using tamarind and was surprised to find my family loving the curry so much, and make…