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African Fish Curry Recipe

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Total time
30 min
Serves
4
Cuisine
African
African Fish Curry Recipe

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Fish (Any Firm White Fish)
  • 5 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 2 large Onion (peeled & chopped finely)
  • 2 inch Ginger (peeled & grated)
  • 6 cloves Garlic (peeled & grated)
  • 2 medium Tomato (chopped finely)
  • 1 medium Tomato (pureed)
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 2 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 2 tbsp Curry Powder
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 2 tsp Tamarind Pulp
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
  • 2 cups Thick Coconut Milk (around 1 can)

Steps

  1. 1

    Soak tamarind in water for 10 mins. Squeeze and extract all the juices. Apply salt and pepper on fish pieces and mix well. Set aside.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a pan, place fish in oil and sear on both sides, remove it and set aside.

  3. 3

    Now in the same oil, add onions and cook till golden brown. Add ginger and garlic and saute for couple of mins. Add in tomatoes and tomato puree and cook till oil separates. Add curry leaves and mix well.

  4. 4

    Add in spice powders and a little water to make sure the spices don't burn. Now add in tamarind juice, salt and sugar and mix well. Add in coconut milk and mix well. Bring it to a boil.

  5. 5

    Add the fish pieces back in and simmer it for 10 mins. Add coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with rice.

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