South Indian fish curry

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South Indian fish curry

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :20 Min

Cook Time : 22 Min

Total Time : 42 Min

Ingredients

Serves :
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil


  • 1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds


  • 1 large brown onion, halved, thinly sliced


  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed


  • 15 fresh curry leaves


  • 80ml (1/3 cup) fish stock


  • 2 medium fresh green chillies


  • 2cm piece fresh ginger


  • 750g firm white fish fillets (like flake or ling)


  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander


  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds


  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric


  • 125ml (1/2 cup) light coconut milk


  • 1 200g container skim milk natural yoghurt


  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved, deseeded, chopped


  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper


  • cooked SunRice Basmati Rice and pappadums, to serve

Directions

  • Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the mustard seeds and cook for 30 seconds or until the seeds begin to pop.
  • Add the onion, garlic, curry leaves and stock to the pan. Cover and bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes or until the onions are soft.
  • Meanwhile, deseed and finely chop the chillies. Peel and finely grate the ginger. Cut the fish into 4cm pieces.
  • Stir the chillies, ginger, coriander, cumin and turmeric into the onion mixture and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until aromatic.
  • Stir in the fish and coconut milk, and bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook, partially covered, stirring gently occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the fish just flakes when tested with a fork.
  • Combine the yoghurt and cucumber in a small bowl.
  • Taste and season the curry with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with the yoghurt mixture, rice and pappadums.