This is a light curry but not without a good bit of chilli heat in the background. Serve with some steamed basmati. A perfect dinner for two – when’s Valentine’s day?
Wine Suggestion: Indian food is notoriously tricky to match with wine. We chose a Muscadet-Sevre et Maine (more because it was cold in the fridge than any particular inspiration) and it surprisingly held it’s own brilliantly with this dish. We often turn to Muscadet when serving light fish dishes or mussels and from now on we’ll be serving it with fish curries too.
Goan Fish Curry – serves 2
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 dried red chilli or 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 onion, halved and sliced
- a small piece of ginger, finely grated
- 2 clove of garlic, crushed
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 x 400ml tin of coconut milk
- 1 tsp tamarind paste
- 1 to 2 green chillies, finely sliced lengthways
- 300g firm white fish fillets, we used cod, cut into chunks
- steamed basmati – to serve
Toast the seeds and dried chilli in a dry frying pan, then grind in a pestle and mortar or spice grinder.
Heat a little bit of oil in a deep frying pan and cook the onion with a large pinch of salt until soft and golden. Add the ginger, garlic, turmeric and ground spices and fry for 1 minute. Add the coconut milk, the tamarind and the green chillies and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the fish and cook for 3-4 minutes until just cooked. Serve with the rice.
(Original recipe from BBC Olive Magazine, January, 2010.)
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