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Christine's coconut fish curry

Try this simple coconut fish curry packed with spices, curry leaves, lime juice and coriander. Serve with steamed rice to soak up all the divine coconut curry sauce!

Coconut fish curry

Coconut fish curry Credit: Kitti Gould

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    20 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

20

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tsp minced fresh turmeric
  • 2 tsp minced ginger
  • 4 small green chillies, minced
  • 5 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 brown onion, finely sliced
  • 12 curry leaves
  • 2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • ½ tsp ground cardamom
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 600 g white fish fillets, skin removed and cut into large pieces
  • 30 ml lime juice, strained
  • 3 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
  • 3 tbsp fried curry leaves

Instructions

  1. In a small food processor, blend the garlic, turmeric, ginger and chillies with 1 tablespoon oil to make a paste.
  2. Heat a wok or frying pan over medium heat, add the remaining coconut oil and cook the onion for 3 minutes, or until softened.
  3. Add the turmeric garlic paste with the curry leaves and cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Add the ground spices, stir to combine, and cook for a further 2 minutes, or until fragrant.
  5. Add the coconut milk and sea salt and gently bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse. Add the fish and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until just cooked. Season with salt and lime juice.
  6. Stir through the coriander leaves and scatter over the fried curry leaves to serve.

Photography by Kitti Gould.


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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 24 November 2023 9:19am
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