Curried Fish Stew Goan Style Recipes

GOAN FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Place Curry Paste ingredients in a tall jug or milkshake container (something that fits the head of a blender stick) then blitz on high for 5 to 10 seconds until the onion is pureed. Add more water if needed to make it puree.
• Sizzle black mustard seeds: Heat oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add black mustard seeds and let them sizzle for 30 seconds - careful, they might pop!
• Saute onion: Add red onion and cook for 3 minutes until edges start to tinge with gold.
• Cook off curry paste: Add curry paste and cook for 3 minutes - to evaporate water, make spices bloom and cook garlic & ginger.
• Cook off tomato: Turn heat up to medium high. Add tomato paste and tomato pulp, cook for 2 minutes.
• Coconut milk: Add water, coconut milk, sugar, salt and chilli powder if using. Stir, then bring to simmer, low heat so it's bubbling gently.
• Simmer 2 minutes, add tomato & green chilli: Simmer for 2 minutes, add tomato and green chilli.
• Simmer 3 minutes: Simmer for another 3 minutes, stirring every now and then - sauce should be thickened (not watery), it gets looser again when fish is added (because fish will drop some juices = even more flavour!).
• Add fish: Add fish, stir, cook for 3 to 4 minutes until fish easily flakes.
• Garnish & serve: Remove from stove and transfer to serving bowl. Garnish with coriander/cilantro and fresh green chillies if desired. Serve with basmati rice!

FISH CURRY | INDIAN FISH MASALA

Steps:

• Marinate fish with ½ tbsp ginger garlic paste, ⅛ tsp turmeric, ¼ tsp red chilli powder & ¼ tsp salt.
• On a flat fry pan, heat 1 tsp oil. Fry fish pieces slightly until the raw smell goes away just for 2 to 3 mins on both sides. You can also sear the fish. Keep this aside. (refer picture below)
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pot and add cumin. When they sputter, add onions and saute until lightly golden.
• Next add ginger garlic paste and saute for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes & ½ tsp salt. Saute until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
• Next add coconut, fennel seeds (optional), red chili powder & turmeric. Fry until the mixture turns fragrant & raw smell has gone away.
• Cool this & add to a blender jar along with 2 to 4 tbsps water. Blend to a smooth or coarse paste to suit your liking. (refer notes). You can also use a immersion blender. Keep this aside.
• Add 1 tbsp more oil to the same pot used earlier. Heat up on a low flame.
• When the oil turns slightly hot, add curry leaves & green chilies.
• When they splutter, add the ground onion tomato paste and garam masala. Fry until the mixture smells good. If you feel it is not hot enough for your taste, then add more chilli powder at this stage & saute.
• Pour 1 ¼ to 1½ cup water. Mix and bring it to a boil. Cook until you see traces of oil on the surface and the gravy thickens a bit.
• Gently slide the fish pieces and cook covered on a medium heat.
• Carefully flip or turn the pieces to the other side after 3 to 4 mins.
• Cook until the fish pieces bulge a bit. This is the indication they are cooked completely. Taste the curry and add more salt if needed.
• Optionally garnish fish curry with coriander leaves if desired.

CURRY FISH STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, green onions, red chile pepper, and pimentos. Cook and stir until onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Mix in curry powder, and continue to cook and stir 2 to 5 minutes.
• Blend cream into the onion mixture, and simmer until thickened. Mix in cod, cooking 3 to 5 minutes, until easily flaked with a fork. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

GOAN FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Spray a large heavy based saucepan with the low fat spray, then fry the onion over a medium heat stirring frequently for about 10 mins until softened and beginning to colour. Stir in the chillies, garlic, ginger, ground spices, cardamom seeds and bay leaves then cook for approx 1 min.
• Pour in the coconut milk, chopped tomatoes, stock or water then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer half covered for approx 5 mins.
• Add the haddock or firm fish and continue to simmer half covered stirring occasionally and taking care not to break up the fish pieces. Cook for about 6 mins the add the raw prawns and cook for another 4 mins. Cook for approx 10 mins in total with or without the prawns. Making sure the fish and prawns are cooked through.
• Season to taste and stir in the lime juice.
• Serve with sprinkled coriander and rice. I find a peshwari nan goes well with this if your peckish.

CURRIED FISH STEW, GOAN STYLE

Steps:

• combine lemon juice, 1 tsp salt, and fish:allow to marinate outside refrigerator for about 10 minutes.
• Seed, core, and chop the tomatoes into cubes, slice onion, mince jalepenos.
• Puree garlic, ginger, coconut milk, coriander, cumin, sugar, pepper, cayenne, and turmeric in a blender.
• Heat oil and cook onion until golden: add tomato and cook 5 minute.
• Add puree, jalepenos, water, and remaining 3/4 tsp salt and bring to a simmer.
• Add fish and 1 tbsp of the marinade and simmer until fish is cooked.