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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Indian fish Curry 印度咖喱鱼


My husband said this Indian fish curry taste very good, even better than those served in Mamak stall. I have cooked this Indian fish curry numerous times, now only got a chance to record it down here.



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In fact, cooking fish curry is fast, you just need to prepare below ingredients, don't need to blend chili paste or spices..
 




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You can use any types of fish, but I still prefer mackerel fish which can hold its shape after cooked. This time I use other fish, I tend to overcooked the fish and it became broken..
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Mix those powdery spices with water to form a paste, so it will not easily burnt during sauté..
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I especially love the bendi (lady fingers) ..If dip this fish curry with Roti Canai, perfect !
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updated on 26 Oct 2013- I have slightly cut down the amount of spices powder, denote in red font.

Indian fish Curry 印度咖喱鱼
(recipe source: inspired by Lena Frozen Wings, original recipe from The Sudden Cook, with modification)

1 medium size of fish (~500g)

1 tsp Indian mixed spices (mustard seeds ( biji sawi ), biji halba & etc )
1/2 tsp fenugreek ( biji halba )
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A small piece of ginger, sliced ( about thumbsize)
few sprigs of curry leaves (daun kari)

To form a paste
1 and 1/2 tbsp coriander powder ( serbuk ketumbar ) ~ change to 1tbsp
1tsp turmeric powder ( serbuk kunyit )
1tsp cumin powder ( serbuk jintan putih )
1/2tsp fennel powder (serbuk jintan manis)

1 tbsp chilli powder (serbuk cili)
2 tbsp fish curry powder ~ change to 1 1/2tbsp
5tbsp water

50g tamarind paste mix with 200ml water, discard the seeds, take the water only
1 cup coconut milk
a bunch of ladies finger (200g)
1 tomato, small cubes
1 tsp of salt or to taste
2tsp sugar or to taste ~ change to 1tsp
5 tbsp of cooking oil

Method:
1. In a pot, heat the oil and saute the mustard seeds, fenugreek,shallots slices,ginger slices and curry leaves till aromatic. Add in the spices paste, stir to mix well.
2. Add in tamarind mixture and coconut milk, bring to boil.
3. Add in the fish cutlets, ladies fingers and tomato cubes, cook for further 5 -10 mins over medium heat.
4. Add in seasonings with salt and sugar, taste and adjust accordingly.
5. Dish out and serve with rice or roti.


47 comments:

  1. everytime i see you blog, i go "i should make this i should make this"... now i hv a whole list of bookmarks from your blog.... where to start where to start.... maybe i should start with a bowl of rice with your curry ^^

    just made your homemade pandan kaya and linked back to you... tks for the marvelous tips! it's gorgeous kaya!

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  2. everytime i see you blog, i go "i should make this i should make this"... now i hv a whole list of bookmarks from your blog.... where to start where to start.... maybe i should start with a bowl of rice with your curry ^^

    just made your homemade pandan kaya and linked back to you... tks for the marvelous tips! it's gorgeous kaya!

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  3. Cooking is easy. Its the blending and cleaning up that makes me feel lazy...lol


    Yummy curry...nice with steaming rice

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  4. same with Small Kucing,cleaning up makes me lazy, hehe...

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  5. looks good,very yummy.Thanks for ur sharing, love ur blog

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  6. Yay! Glad you like this recipe. Haven't made it in a while but I agree it taste better than the ones you get at the shops:)

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  7. wow..sonia, u r a good cook, this curry fish head looks so yummy, looking at your picture, mouth watering now.. hehe

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  8. 你的老公有你这个apa pun boleh的老婆,
    真的好幸福哦!

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  9. Look so sedap....would love to give this a try. I love Indian curry as they are so full of fragrant aroma and tasty.

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  10. Sonia, sure this curry will be goods. Come a bowl of rice, please. xi....

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  11. 我家老公也爱印度咖哩,只是他没妳老公那样有福气,有个无所不会的爱人!哈哈~

    想问那些粉类要到哪里去买啊?

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  12. wah, it is very easy to cook actually. definitely will try this

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  13. spdong, go to Tesco and look for dry stuffs & spices section.

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  14. Your recipe sounds great with all these wonderful spices, delicious curry!

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  15. who can resist such wonderful curry fish head, more rice please! ha ....

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  16. 真棒的咖喱, 可可扒下多多口的饭了!

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  17. 偷走食谱了,我要masak这个:)

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  18. 厉害哦!食谱我也要。家人会喜欢这个哦。

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  19. hi dear... this looks sooo yummy!

    Serbuk Jintan Manis is not Fenugreek Powder, it is Fennel Powder.

    Fenugreek is called Halba in Malay I believe.

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  20. ivy sew http://simplybeautifulhealthyliving.blogspot.comSeptember 11, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    Sonia, this is so tempting and appetizing. I love it with bread too. Thanks for sharing. Definitely I am going to try this! Cheers :)

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  21. 好好味的咖哩噢!还有那羊角豆,超喜欢的!
    谢谢分享哟^——^

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  22. looks so good, its very popular in South India my bro in law makes it well

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  23. yeha, i hv cooked this several times too, it is really very appetising. thx for the link back!

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  24. Echo, Thanks for point out the mistake, wrongly copy, I have amended.

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  25. Hi Sonia..fish curry looks yumm. we almost make it twice a week.In the ingredients list foto, u say cumin seed powder but i think it is fennel seed powder..becoz cumin powder is brownish in colour..
    anyway the curry looks simply tempting

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  26. Sonia, this is perfect for my mackerel in the fridge!! I got to look for lady fingers...

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  27. Suhaina, yes, cumin powder is slightly brownish look.

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  28. Sonia, love the spices that you've used in cooking this Indian fish curry. Sonia is a great cook, no dish can challenge you one, hehe!

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  29. i am going to show my mom your recipe.

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  30. I tried this recipe twice. The first time I followed exactly and my family members found it to be too milky. The second time I reduced the coconut milk to just 1 tablespooon. Still they are not happy. I think the problem lies in too much powder being used making the fish curry very powdery. They are so picky eaters so I have a hard time preparing meals for them.

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  31. Siok Lan, I see, maybe you could reduce those spices powder to half since you family could not accept very powdery curry.

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  32. Very appetizing , Sonia ! More rice is needed for this deliciousness for sure :D

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  33. Hi Chi,
    This yummy curry need extra rice to eat with!! Love the okra in it.

    mui

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  34. Wow, this looks yummy! i have been collecting Indian recipes to my Pinterest board and I love to add this one if you won't mind. Thanks!

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  35. I cannot find the indian mixed spices, where to find actually? Is that ok without this?

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  36. I cannot find the indian mixed spices, where to find actually? Is that ok without this?

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  37. Chloe, you can find it at the Indian kedai runcit, or maybe try at 99 Speedmart.

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  38. Hi Sonia, Can you share the brand of curry powder that you use?

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  39. So going to try this out, been searching for a good south indian fish curry like those in the nasi kandar restaurants. For the indian mixed spices, can I just use mustard seeds only like in the original recipe from 'The Sudden Cook'? And can i use red fish/red snapper fish cutlets instead? Thanks if u can replay asap. Plan to cook it within the next 2 days.

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  40. Lilian , just mustard seeds will lacking flavours , prefer mixed spices which include halba will better flavours when cook with fish . Any fish will do.

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  41. Hi Sonia, that Indian mixed spice looks a lot like Panch Phoron. Indian 5 spice. It consist of Fennel seeds, Cumin seeds, Black mustard seeds, Nigella seeds and Fenugreek seeds. We eat fish every Friday and can't wait to try it. Love your blog Sonia.

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