Keralan Fish Curry Recipe
This easy spicy Keralan fish curry features potatoes and green beans in a relatively mild sauce alongside perfectly cooked meaty white fish.
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 628kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g Firm White Fish 9oz (Cod, Haddock, Pollock, Coley and Hake all work well)
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder
- 50 g Tamarind Pulp 25-30mm or 1" Cube
- 50 ml 3 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Boiling Water
- 12 Curry Leaves
- 2 Green Chilli Peppers
- 150 g Small New Potatoes 1 Cup
- 50 g Green Beans ½ Cup
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- ½ Ginger 1 Thumb-Sized Piece
- 1 Medium-Large Echalion or Banana Shallot 50-60g
- ½ teaspoon Brown Mustard Seeds
- 165 ml Coconut Milk ⅔ Cup
- 250 ml Water 1 Cup
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
Instructions
- Cut the fish into 2.5cm (1") cubes and place in a bowl.
- Sprinkle over the turmeric, kashmiri, chilli pepper, and salt, mix to coat and set aside.
- Pour the boiling water over the tamarind and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Cut the potatoes into 3-4mm (⅛") thick rounds.
- Cut the green beans into 2-3cm (1") lengths.
- Peel and slice the garlic as thinly as you can.
- Grate the ginger.
- Peel the shallots and cut them in half lengthways, then into half-moon shapes approximately 3mm (⅛") thick.
- Cut the green chillies in half lengthways.
- Pass the tamarind you put on to soak earlier through a fine mesh sieve.
- Heat a wok over a high heat and when hot, add the oil. Add the brown mustard seeds, curry leaves, and green chillies, then cook until the seeds spit. This should be within a few seconds if your pan is hot enough.
- Add the shallot, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring regularly, for 2 minutes.
- Throw in the potatoes and pour in enough water to almost submerge the potatoes. This should be around 250ml or 1 cup.
- Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring a couple of times.
- Pour in the coconut milk, add the tamarind and stir to combine.
- Slide in the fish and give it a stir, then cook for 5-7 minutes. The fish should be almost cooked.
- Add the green beans and cook for a final minute.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 628kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 735mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 19g
