Description
Catfish — Keluthi in Tamil — is a firm, meaty fish with rich flesh and few small bones, the kind that stands up beautifully to a bold, spicy curry.
Loved across communities
A hearty everyday favourite in Tamil and Sri Lankan homes, and across rural South India. Keluthi is comfort food — a slow-cooked, peppery curry that only tastes better the next day.
Popular dishes
The classic is keluthi meen kuzhambu, a spicy tamarind catfish curry, often cooked in a claypot. It’s also lovely as a peppery keluthi fry.
Recipe ideas
Slow-simmer it in our Goan fish curry or a mild fish sothi, with more in our seafood recipes.
Prepared your way, packed fresh
We clean and cut it to order — curry cut for the pot, or whole and cleaned. Every order is prepared by hand, then vacuum-packed in an individually sealed bag and dispatched fresh on the day it leaves us, at £15.50 per kg.
Good to know
Is Catfish the same as Keluthi?
Yes — Keluthi in Tamil. It’s the firm, meaty catfish loved for spicy South Indian curries.
What does catfish taste like?
Rich and meaty with a clean finish. The flesh holds together well, so it’s ideal for a slow curry.
Does it have many bones?
It has a central bone and only a few small ones, so it stays in neat pieces in a curry.
What’s the best way to cook catfish?
A slow tamarind curry (meen kuzhambu) is the classic — the flavour deepens the longer it sits. It also fries well with pepper.
How is it packed for delivery?
Cut to order, vacuum-packed in a sealed bag and sent chilled, so it arrives fresh and clean with no leaks in the box.
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