Name: Fisherman’s curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: juice 1 lemon; 750g boneless, skinless firm white fish cut into large pieces; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 cinnamon stick; 4 whole cloves; 4 green cardamom pods; ½ tsp whole black peppercorns; 10 fresh curry leaves; 2 onions chopped; 3 green chillies finely chopped; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 4 garlic cloves finely chopped; 6 tomatoes chopped or a 400g can chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp turmeric; ½ tsp chilli powder; 2 tsp ground coriander

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Fisherman’s curry

Fisherman’s curry

John Torode

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 25 mins

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A light version of a classic Keralan fish curry using tomatoes, instead of coconut cream, and firm white fish like cod

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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juice 1 lemon
750g boneless, skinless firm white fish

cut into large pieces
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cinnamon stick
4 whole cloves
4 green cardamom pods
½ tsp whole black peppercorns
10 fresh curry leaves
2 onions

chopped
3 green chillies

finely chopped
1 tbsp grated ginger
4 garlic cloves

finely chopped
6 tomatoes

chopped or a 400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp turmeric
½ tsp chilli powder
2 tsp ground coriander

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal152
fat3g
saturates0g
carbs7g
sugars4g
fibre1g
protein25g
salt1.1g

low

Method

step 1

Stir the lemon juice and 1 tsp salt into the fish pieces and set aside. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the whole spices and curry leaves, cook for 3-4 mins, then add the onions. Fry until the onions are soft, then add the chillies, ginger and garlic. Tip in the tomatoes and the remaining spices and cook, uncovered, on a low heat for about 5-8 mins. Stir frequently to prevent the spices sticking and burning.
step 2

Pour 150ml water into the pan, bring to a simmer, then add the fish. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 mins more. Serve with rice.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2012

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