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Fish Ambul Thiyal (Sour fish curry)

written by Amila Gamage Wickramarachchi August 31, 2011
Fish ambul thiyal is a special dish from southern part of Sri Lanka.If we cook it correctly,the dish is with sour & spicy taste.Also it can be kept about  1 week in a clay pot.This is one of the delicious Sri Lankan Fish Recipes.

Check latest recipe for Fish Ambul Thiyal

Sri Lankan Fish Ambul Thiyal

 Sri Lankan Fish Recipes : Fish Ambul Thiyal (Malu ambul thiyal)

INGREDIENTS:
500g fish (Tuna is most suitable)
½ onion – sliced
8 tablespoons black pepper
10 – 12 gamboge (goraka)
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon curry powder
¼ teaspoon turmeric
3-4 sprigs of curry leaves
3-4 Garlic cloves
salt – to taste
About 2-3 cups water (It is depend on the size of the saucepan)

DIRECTIONS:

Roast curry powder, chili powder & turmeric until golden brown.

Wash,clean & Cut the fish into pieces and put it into a saucepan.


Grind all other ingredients into a paste including Gamboge (goraka)

Here is a picture of Gamboge.(goraka)
Goraka
This is very tasty if cook in an earthen or clay pot.

Make a layer of curry leaves on the bottom of the pan.

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Then add few spoons of the mix on top of it.
Fish Ambul Thiyal Recipe step by step
Then layer fish pieces without breaking those.
Add the spice mix on top & add remaining water.
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cook the fish in medium heat till the gravy is become so thick or no gravy

Do not stir.If stir,do it carefully without breaking the pieces.
Taste for salt.
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This dish is tasty when it is dried.Means keep the flame until all the gravy is absorbed.

Serve with rice.

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Fish Ambul Thiyal

Check the updated Southern Style Fish Ambul Thiyal recipe here
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Amila Gamage is the blogger behind Food Corner. She shares her cooking adventures in this blog. Apart from recipes, you will also find travel, health and kitchen inspirations in this blog. She started writing this blog in 2011 and still continuing.

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3 comments

Punsisi N Darshana Upasena March 16, 2014 - 6:14 am

WOW thank you! i was looking for this all over..! you are a great cook!

Amila Wickramarachchi March 17, 2014 - 2:43 am

thanks for the comment & appreciation…Hope you’ll try this.Let me know the outcome,ok… 🙂

BriAnna Romero May 20, 2014 - 12:34 am

Your recipes are a life saver. I’m not from sri lanka but my boyfriend is and i can bring him a taste of home thanks to the recipes. THANKS

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