Next South Indian Non Veg Thali Menu features Fish Gravy. Fish Gravy or Chapala Kura is a popular dish in the Southern States of India. Since I have traveled to many places in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, I know this gravy is very popular and loved.
I know for a reason when we used to visit different places in Kerala, our friends who used to travel with us, would want only fish curry, even if they eat it all 7 days at home. I had mentioned about a colleague of mine, whose mom makes about 7 to 8 versions of fish gravy.
Since my family is not that fond of Fish and only like the version that Amma makes, we haven't really ventured to know how the other gravies are made. They are also very particular about the fish type. We get only Seer Fish or Vanjaram. It is very expensive as it has only one long bone. So it is easy to handle.
The other varieties we have tried is this Nei Meen and the fry was well appreciated by all at home. Check out the other Fish dishes we have shared till now.
Planning a thali to feature Fish dishes:
When we planned for this menu, we almost thought if we should make a Fish Biryani to go along with the Biryani dishes we made with both Chicken and Mutton. Then handling two different fries was time consuming and we struck to making a new curry.
So we struck to starters with Nei Meen, Vanjaram Varuval, Fish Gravy with Steamed Rice. To aid the whole platter, Rasam was prepared. This was a tangy Tomato Rasam, that I got to learnt from Athamma who said this was prepared by her mom. Since its a nice spicy and tangy one, it was enough for us vegetarians.
If you are planning for other interesting Rasam that is filling, you can try this Onion Rasam or Beets Rasam
For today's featured dish on the thali is the Chapala Kura or Fish Gravy
Seafood Non Veg Thali
Fish Curry
Vanjaram Varuval
Nei Meen Varuval
Tomato Rasam
Steamed Rice
Cut Fruits
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Vaishali says
I remember taking a trip with one of our friends who is extremely fond of fish,and I just couldn’t take the odur, finally the poor guy stopped eating it when I was around !
But yes Fish lovers live fish cooked in any form , though I have never heard of a Fish Biryani- perhaps I have never bothered to observe the sea food .
Suma Gandlur says
I was also wondering whether there was a fish biryani. I had no idea up until this week you can build platters around meat and sea food. I always though there would be one such dish.
Narmadha says
We love fish biryani a lot and this is one amazing platter with curry and two types of fry. Typical Sunday platter in our home
Harini Rupanagudi says
I thought one of my neighbors makes fish biryani. I thought it was a thing. Anyway I am not an expert on sea food but I am sure my friends can talk more on it.
Rajani says
Fish is where I find a lot of my non veg friends divided. Some of them love it and they want it at least once a week and others just can’t stand the smell. You have made a great treat for a fish lover here!
srividhya says
Kerala is known for its fish dishes naa. That's one amazing platter for all the sea-food lovers. I can just survive with rasam so thanks for adding that as well. 🙂
Renu says
I too remember in Kerala the different fishes and recipes with it. My husband was thrilled when we went there. Your fish curry thali looks amazing