Goan fish curry

Goan fish curry

A light, coconutty curry from south-west India - a great introduction to making your own

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 minutes

Method

  1. 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.
  2. Add the fish and cook for 3-4 minutes until just cooked. Serve with rice.

Per serving

535 kcalories, protein 33.3g, carbohydrate 14.8g, fat 38.5 g, saturated fat 28.6g, fibre 1.1g, salt 0.83 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2010.

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  • 16 October 2011

    kellyb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely curry though lacked real flavour. Will definately cook again, but will add more chilli :)

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  • 29 October 2011

    SirCrouton rated this recipe

    3 stars

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  • 03 January 2012

    Gilpin22 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We have recently moved to the middle east and I wanted something to cook which was easy and flavourful - it is sooo easy and lovely - Id never used tamarind paste before - great Thanks

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  • 03 January 2012

    Gilpin22 commented on this recipe

    We have recently moved to the middle east and I wanted something to cook which was easy and flavourful - it is sooo easy and lovely - Id never used tamarind paste before - great Thanks

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  • 08 January 2012

    Lulu Lala rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One of my favourites! It was so simple to make and delicious! Great as a full meal or a light lunch.

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  • 28 January 2012

    Steve commented on this recipe

    Fantastic Fish Curry very tasty. very easy to cook. add a squeeze of lime at the end. serve on Basmati rice, with chapati, and a nice cold beer or 2...

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  • 03 February 2012

    AlexPickett rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Yum, but definitely needed the lime juice to bring it all together

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  • 03 February 2012

    jenlewis1 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Pretty bland. Needs much more flavour in the form of a fish stock cube or fish sauce. A wedge of lime on the side was a must!

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  • 10 March 2012

    JohnKaiMan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Couldn't find any tamarind paste so used harissa paste, and used herring instead of white fish - very nice!

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  • 12 March 2012

    kellyb commented on this recipe

    Cooked for my friends who also thought it was very tasty. Just needed a bit more bite to it, so will add extra chilli next time.

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  • 01 April 2012

    Caroline commented on this recipe

    I can't rate this curry as I found it completey tasteless. Would also be handy if we knew what size onion to use. Very bland, tastless and what a waste of good fish.

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  • 03 May 2012

    LDubya rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    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.

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  • 03 May 2012

    LDubya commented on this recipe

    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 oil 1. 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.

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  • 12 May 2012

    Maribel commented on this recipe

    I've found coconut milk in Spain finally! =) For my boyfriend who can't handle spicy, would you recommend less chilli? Thank you

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  • 06 June 2012

    Kathy rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I expected great things from this recipe but was disappointed. I found it a little tasteless (despite the lime juice and fish sauce) and the texture was odd. Not one for me to make again although my husband quite liked it.

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  • 16 August 2012

    carolecream rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The whole family loved this....even my six year old mmmmmmm!!!

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  • 23 September 2012

    davidb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    simply delicious. made this with ling fillets and the meaty texture complements the flavours wonderfully.

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  • 25 September 2012

    Bluemt commented on this recipe

    Haddock and Cod are NOT sustainable fish. They are in danger - Pollack or Whiting are excellent alternatives.

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  • 08 October 2012

    Lyndseymac rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    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.

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  • 08 October 2012

    Lyndseymac commented on this recipe

    I should add that it may be worthwhile sieving your crushed spice if using a pestle and mortar to avoid any remaining gritty pieces of seed in the finished dish.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 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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Per serving

535 kcalories, protein 33.3g, carbohydrate 14.8g, fat 38.5 g, saturated fat 28.6g, fibre 1.1g, salt 0.83 g

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