Fried fish & tomato curry

Fried fish & tomato curry

Use a sustainable white fish like pollack in this southern Indian-style coconut and tomato curry with fresh coriander

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan. Tip in the onions and a pinch of salt. Cook for about 8 mins until soft and golden.
  2. Meanwhile, blitz the tomatoes, garlic and ginger in a food processor to a smooth purée. Add the curry paste to the onions and fry for 3 mins more. Stir in the tomato mix and simmer for 10 mins until thickened. Add the coconut milk and chopped coriander. Simmer again to thicken.
  3. Dust the fish fillets in some seasoned flour. Heat the remaining oil in a non-stick frying pan. Cook the fillets, in batches, over a high heat for 1 min or so on each side, until they begin to brown. Carefully place fish in the tomato mixture and simmer until just cooked through. Scatter over coriander sprigs and serve with rice.

PER SERVING

432 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 5g, sugar 9g, salt 0.8 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2012.

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  • 02 July 2012

    lrigby1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely fantastic! I have made it twice already and it has gone into my book of favourite recipes.

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  • 02 July 2012

    PanClanger rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I wasn't that impressed with this one, although my partner said he liked it. For me, the idea is nice but the taste was one-dimensional and rather disappointing, quite honestly. Won't bother with this again. I have a far nicer dish in my repertoire involving pollack steamed over spiced red lentils and I'll stick to that in future. Healthier too.

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  • 02 July 2012

    AllieB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this tonight (Monday) and both my husband and I thought it was delicious. I used fresh cod loin and it melted in the mouth. As we are both trying to lose weight I used reduced fat coconut milk and very little oil. I loved the fresh tomato puree and will definitely make this again. It would work equally well with chicken, beef or prawns.

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  • 03 July 2012

    Kuifke rated this recipe

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    05 July 2012

    Pj rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    loved this, as did my 17 month old son. instead of tomatoes/ginger/garlic I used a 690g jar of passatta for quickness, 3/4 of a 400ml can of full fat coconut milk (discarding the watery liquid) and balti paste.

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  • 05 July 2012

    Folrigger rated this recipe

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  • 10 July 2012

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Definitely one for the binder. Quick to make and tasted delicious. I also added a tin of chickpeas for extra protein. Served with the sag aloo on this site.

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  • 11 July 2012

    megar rated this recipe

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  • 21 July 2012

    Julie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really enjoyed this dish - easy, tasty, good for you and a little bit different to our usual midweek fare.

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  • 17 August 2012

    oopla69 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely, authentic tasting curry which is really quick and easy to make. Used cod for the recipe, but for a slightly healthier version, I just cut into chunks and warmed through in the sauce. Also tastes great with chicken.

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  • 17 August 2012

    F1madxxx rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this really tasty and authentic and very simple to make, maybe just one onion next time round.....

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  • 25 August 2012

    star rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty. used fresh cod loins & they melted in ur mouth. have made something v similar b4 from Jamie olivers site. Nxt time might just use a tin of chop toms instead. Will make again.

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  • 21 October 2012

    Dionne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    THIS IS JUST AMAZING!!! I use a tin of chopped tomatoes along with a couple of large tomatoes and wizz them up with the garlic and ginger. VERY flavoursome and moreish! Made it several times and is definitely high on the list of our favourites!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

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  • 26 January 2013

    Natalia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Beautiful! Loved the freshness of the sauce - using fresh toms made a lovely change from the tinned variety (although more expensive). I used the solid creamy part of the tinned coconut milk only (from a 300g tin) and cod loin for the fish. Turned out so moist and lovely! You could definitely make it with chicken too, although I would be inclined to stick to the fish. It just works so well. This will now be a favourite in our house! Next time I might add some prawns and give it a kick with some chilli - the only thing I thought slightly lacking although that could be due to me using tikka masala paste rather than madras...

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  • 19 February 2013

    messymonkey rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I'm amazed nobody has said how hot this recipe was. We've just finished it & we like hot food but all of our mouths are on fire.. Spoiled it a bit. Might try it with tikka paste rather than madras as this can be the only explanation.

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  • 21 February 2013

    messymonkey commented on this recipe

    What do you do with the rest of the flour ?? 6 tbsp is an awful lot to just dust the fish with ?

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  • 02 May 2013

    Frannylou rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wow. Absolutely delicious!!! Changed a couple of things. Used one tablespoon of Pataks korma paste..not the 3 that's recommended. 200ml of coconut milk. Fresh tomatoes are too expensive and tasteless this time of year so I used a can of plum tomatoes(31p). I chopped the coriander stalks and put those in with the coconut milk. Used haddock loin and fried till quite crispy and golden. Plenty of fresh coriander in at the end. Served with basmati rice and naans. We loved, loved, loved it.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil , plus 2 tsp
  • 2 onions , thinly sliced
  • 8 large vine tomatoes , roughly chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , roughly chopped
  • 3 tbsp Madras curry paste
  • 165ml can coconut milk
  • large handful coriander , finely chopped, plus extra sprigs to serve
  • 500g pollack fillets, skinned
  • 6 tbsp plain flour
  • basmati rice , to serve
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PER SERVING

432 kcalories, protein 30g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 19 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 5g, sugar 9g, salt 0.8 g

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