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Goan Fish Curry

Fish cooked in coconut milk and ground ingredients
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Goa
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g Fish Pomfret/Avoli
  • 1/2 cup Coconut milk
  • 1 no Onion sliced, small
  • 2 nos Green chillies slit and deseeded
  • 1 no Tomato chopped, small
  • 1/2 cup Coconut gratted
  • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp Oil
  • 2 tbsp Water
  • Salt As reqd

For preparing paste:

  • 1/2 tsp Garlic chopped
  • 6 nos Dry red chillies
  • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp Ginger chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
  • 1/2 tbsp Tamarind paste
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Water As reqd

Instructions
 

  • First rub the fish slices with salt and turmeric powder. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
  • Wash the fish pieces and drain well.
  • Grind the ingredients: garlic, red chillies, coriander seeds, ginger, cumin seeds, pepper, tamarind paste, turmeric powder with little water to a smooth paste.
  • Grind roughly the coconut.
  • Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and fry Fennel seeds, onions to a golden brown color.
  • Stir in tomatoes and the ground paste. Fry for few seconds till oil appears on top.
  • Add ground coconut.
  • Pour water, coconut milk and bring to boil.
  • Stir in drained fish pieces, slit green chillies and required salt. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until done.
  • Goan fish curry is ready. Serve hot with boiled rice, bread etc.
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