Clams Curry | Tisreo Curry | Tisryanchi Kodi | Goan Food

Clams/ Tisreo Curry is a delicious Goan Shellfish curry. These Clams in Goa are called Tisrya, Tisre, Tisryo or Khube.

The main key ingredients of Clams/ Tisreo Curry are Clams/ Tisreo and coconut.

This Tisreo curry is a delicious coconut-based curry that if paired with some steamed white rice makes an amazing and wholesome seafood meal.

Prior to cooking these clams, they need to be opened and cleaned as they contain sand and salt from the sea. There are two common ways of cleaning clams.

The first is soaking them in a bowl of water containing 2 tsp salt. The clams breathe in the water and flush the sand out of them. Use a small paring/turning knife and slide through to slit the clams in the center. Pry open to have two shells separated (one with and one without the flesh). Discard the fleshless shell and continue this process until all clams are in half-shell along with their meat.

And the second method is the one I have used in this video. Prior to boiling the clams were washed in running water to get rid of all the unwanted sand. They were given a slight boil using very little water just so they open up a bit. You may follow the same procedure to open them as in the first.

The liquid left behind after boiling may be saved for later use to make up the curry as it is full of flavor. However, make sure you strain the liquid to avoid the sand that the clams threw up.

Important Tip: Any closed clams that didn’t open in the process have to be discarded. Do not use those in the cooking.

Once this step is complete the rest is a breeze!

Ingredients :

Clams / Tisreo – 1 kg

Coconut – 1/2 freshly grated

Coriander seeds – 1.5 tbsp

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tbsp

Black peppercorn – 1/2 tsp

Green Cardamom – 2 nos

Cloves – 6 nos

Cinnamon – 1.5inch

Turmeric – 1/4 tsp

Garlic – 1 tsp paste or 7 to 8 cloves

Oil – 1 tbsp

Onion – 1 nos

Tomato – 1 nos

Sugar – 1/2 tbsp

Vinegar – 1/2 tbsp

Salt – To taste

Green Chilli – 1 or 2 nos.

Water – As required