Spicy tilapia curry
Manjiri shares a simple and delicious spicy fish curry recipe which can be rustled up in a very short time.
Ingredients
Curry
- 2 tilapias, fresh
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 tsp turmeric , heaped
- 2 tsp red chilli powder , heaped
- coconut , freshly grated, pr 1/4 can of cocnut milk, or 1 pouch of coconut condensed milk
- 1 pinch of asafoetida
- 2 tbsp of oil, large
- salt , to taste
- 2 garlic cloves , skin-on
Green marinade
- 2 green chillies
- 1 handful of coriander
- garlic cloves , 2-3 depending on size
Method
1
Remove the heads of the fish at the fish counter and make the fillets at home. Wash thoroughly and marinate with 1 heaped tsp red chilli powder, 1 heaped tsp turmeric, salt to taste, green marinade and set aside for at least 40 minutes
2
Toast the finely chopped red onion in a pan and then give it a spin in the food processor with the freshly grated coconut, add very little water to allow it spin easily. Grind to make a smooth fine paste
3
In a large saucepan, heat the oil and add a pinch of asafoetida
4
Now add 2 cloves of garlic with skin on to the oil and as the garlic turns a toasty brown, then add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder and then add the coconut and onion paste and continuously stir it for 2 – 3 minutes, then add enough water to make it the consistency of a gravy and cover with a lid and let it cook for at least 7 – 8 minutes on a low flame
5
Then add the marinated fish and cook it in this gravy. It takes about 5 – 7 minutes as the fish cooks quickly
6
Serve the fish with steaming boiled white rice
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Spicy tilapia curry
