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Fish Curry Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 tsp Sesame oil
2 tsp Mustard seeds
1tsp Fenugreek seeds
3 whole Red chillies
3 Green chilli
2 sprigs Curry leaves
15 chopped shallots or one large onion
2 finely chopped Tomatoes
4-6 cloves garlic
Tamarind paste- add 2tsp to 3 cups water
1/4 tsp Asoefetida
1/2 tsp Tumeric powder
3 tsp Chilli powder or masala
5 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 bunch Coriander leaves
3 tsp Crushed peppercorns
1/2 cup Coconut milk
2 tsp Juggery(sugar)
Salt as needed
2 granny smith apples or once large quince

Fish
1lb firm fish (halibut or salmon)
Marinate in 1 tsp tumeric and 2 tsp lemon juice

Directions:
Directions:
1 Prepare tamarind paste - 2 tsp plus 3 cups of water
Clean fish and marinate
Set aside

2 Add oil in pot on medium heat
Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter

3 Add fenugreek,red chilli, asafetida and curry-leaves and sauté well

4 Now add onions green chillies and garlic
Sauté for 2 -3 minutes.

5 Add tomato and sauté till raw smell leaves
Add chilli powder or masala and coriander powder
Sauté for a minute till raw smell leaves

6 Now add tamarind pulp and when masala is thick Add salt to taste and allow to cook for 20-25 minutes.

7 When the oil separates out and gravy is thick
Note: before adding fish use immersion blender to blend to desired consistency Do not add fish before gravy thickens

8 Add fish and let it cook for
5 minutes
Add tart apple slices if you like or cut up quince
Do not stir after adding fish - just shake gently
Now add pepper a little more curry leaves if you prefer.

9 Now add coconut milk and jaggery or sugar and in a minute when it boils switch off stove plate

10 Serve at least 1 hour later Taste improves a day later
Garnish with coriander leaves

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour total
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Basically fish curry is a chutney with added tamarind.Taste improves overnight . You can use boiled eggs instead of fish and even make this tamarind base with a variety of different vegetables including squash, potatoes both white and green beans, okra and eggplant .Also known as puli curry (kuzhambu) in South India.
Fish curry can be served with braised cabbage or potato salad and rice.

 

 

 

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