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Fish Curry I
Photo: Swathi Handique

Fish Curry I

18 ingredients 9 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1111
Calories
32g
Protein
96g
Fat
35g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 18 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Sunflower 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Canola 1 tbsp (14g) 124
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg fish cut into 1" thick slices (this curry tastes best with Rohu but you can use any fish with firm white flesh)
  • 4 tbsps vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil
  • 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  • 2 tbsps cumin seeds
  • 8 dry red chillies
  • 1 tsp paanch phoran seeds (see recipe below)
  • 10-12 curry leaves
  • 1 large onion ground to a paste
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 2 large tomatoes cut into cubes
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • 3-4 tbsps coconut powder
  • Walnut-sized ball of tamarind soaked in 1/2 cup of hot water
  • 2 cups hot water
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped coriander to garnish

Directions

1

#*Heat a heavy-bottomed pan on a medium flame and roast the dry red chillies, mustard and cumin seeds till they begin to release their aroma. Cool and grind to a fine powder.

2

Grind the tomatoes, turmeric, garam masala powder, coconut and above powder into a smooth paste. Keep aside. Squeeze the soaked tamarind well to remove all the pulp.

3

Heat the oil in a wide heavy-bottomed pan and add the paanch phoran and curry leaves. When they stop spluttering, add the onion paste and fry till light brown.

4

Add the ginger and garlic pastes and fry for 3-4 minutes.

5

Add the tomato and spice paste and fry till the oil begins to separate from the masala.

6

Add 2 cups of hot water and the tamarind pulp to this masala and stir to mix well.

7

Bring the gravy to a boil and then simmer.

8

Gently add the fish to this gravy and cook till done.

9

Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot with plain boiled rice.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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