Goan fish curry
Cooking time
Ready in 30 minutesSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 2A light, coconutty curry from south-west India - a great introduction to making your own
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 535
- protein
- 33.3g
- carbs
- 14.8g
- fat
- 38.5g
- saturates
- 28.6g
- fibre
- 1.1g
- sugar
- -
- salt
- 0.83g
Ingredients
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seed
- 1 dried red chilli
- olive oil
- 1 onion, halved and sliced
- a small piece root ginger, finely grated
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 x 400ml tin coconut milk
- 1 tsp tamarind paste
- 1-2 green chillies, finely sliced
- 300g sustainable firm white fish such as haddock, pollack or cod, cut into chunks
- steamed rice to serve
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Method
- Toast the seeds and dried red chilli, then grind in a pestle and mortar, or spice grinder. Heat a little oil in a pan and cook the onion with a big pinch of salt until soft and golden. Add the ginger, garlic, turmeric and ground spices and fry for 1 minute. Add the coconut, tamarind and green chillies and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the fish and cook for 3-4 minutes until just cooked. Serve with rice.
Recipe from olive magazine, January 2010
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
This is a genuine 5 stars. I did add parboiled green beans but otherwise followed the recipe. Next time I may add some almonds as the only criticism I'd make would be the texture lacked some "crunch". I can see this working with any chunky white fish thats available (I used haddock as on special offer), and I'll definitely try with large prawns.
Made this with cod but going to try again this week with king prawns as I think they would work better. I forgot to add lime juice at the end but will do ths next time as it does need it. Really tasty however and looking forward to making again, with the slight tweaks mentioned. I also used 'light' coconut milk to reduce the fat/calorie content and it worked perfectly well.
Here's the recipe if anyone wants:
240 grams / 8 oz french beans
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 clove garlic sliced thinly
1 tablespoon olive oil1. Top and tail the beans, wash and cut them into 2 in pieces
2. In a pan add the oil , when hot add mustard seeds and wait for them to splutter, add the cumin seeds and saute for 30 seconds , next add garlic and saute.(Take care not to burn).
3. Add the beans and saute for 5 minutes.
4. Add the salt, turmeric, chilli powder and coriander powder and stir fry beans for 5 more minutes till beans are tender but still retaining the crunch.
5. Add the lemon juice and mix throughly.
We loved this curry. Added some chopped baby corn with the fish which was lovely and the fish sauce and lime juice at the end. We found the consistency and flavour enhanced as we ate it (got better) so i'd leave it for 5 minutes before serving next time.
Served it with chapatis and basmati rice and a goan bean side dish which was lovely and went really well.
