Nellore Chepala Pulusu నెల్లూరు చేపల పులుసు
Nellore's fish curry — river fish in a tamarind-and-chilli gravy cooked in a clay pot and left to rest so the flavours deepen. It is best the next day, and the town's restaurants argue over whose is best.
Where to try it
Nellore town restaurants on Trunk Road and around the bus stand; ask for the previous day's pulusu.
What's in it
Restaurants in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore's HQ
Related dishes
Pulasa
Hilsa that swims up the Godavari during the monsoon floods (July–September) is called pulasa, and Godavari people pay extraordinary prices for it. Cooked as a pulusu with tamarind and left overnight, it is the most celebrated seasonal dish in the state.
Royyala Iguru
Prawns from the Godavari and Kolleru aquaculture belt dry-fried with onion, ginger-garlic and plenty of chilli — the West Godavari dish that made Bhimavaram famous.
Godavari Prawn Fry
Large farmed prawns marinated in chilli, turmeric and lime and shallow-fried — the delta's most exported taste and the standard starter at any Godavari wedding.