A simple and aromatic fish curry from Diana Henry. Use whatever fish is in season and sustainably sourced- cod, haddock, pollard, coley, gurnard and monkfish are all suitable.
Ingredients
- 4 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 dried red Kashmiri chillis
- 2 cm sq piece root ginger peeled and grated
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 large plum tomato finely chopped
- 1 x 400ml tin coconut milk
- 1 tbsp palm sugar or soft light-brown sugar
- 2 tsp tamarind paste
- 1 green chilli halved, deseeded and finely sliced
- 500 g firm white fish fillets skin removed and flesh cut into chunks about 3cm sq
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
Servings:
Instructions
- Toast the coriander seeds, cumin and dried chillis in a dry frying-pan for about a minute.Grind in a mini food processor or pestle and mortar, then mix in the ginger, garlic, turmeric and 1 tsp salt.
- Heat the oil in a sauté pan over a medium heat, then add the onion and fry until soft and golden.Stir in the spice mix. Cook, stirring, for a couple of minutes, then add the tomato and cook until it has lost most of its moisture.
- Add the coconut milk, sugar, tamarind and green chilli and bring to just under the boil. Immediately turn down the heat and simmer for about five minutes, until the sauce has thickened slightly. Taste for seasoning.
- Season the fish with salt, then add it to the sauce and simmer gently for about four minutes until the fish is cooked through. Check again for seasoning. Add the coriander and serve.
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