Goan Fish Curry

Goan Fish Curry, this is spicy fish curry. Fish cooked in spicy coconut and red chilly paste makes a wonderful main course recipe for plain rice. If you have tried Kerala coconut fish curry, this is easy to make and you will love the taste. I like to cook fish curry in meen chutti (Clay pot), I personally feel that the clay pot enhances the flavours of the curry.

Ingredients 

• Fish - 500gms 
• Lemon juice - 3 tsp 
• Turmeric powder - 2 tsp 
• Red dry chillies - 10 nos 
• Grated coconut - 1 cup 
• Crushed Coriander seeds - 3 tsp 
• Chopped onion - 2 
• Crushed cumin seeds - 1 tsp 
• Garlic - 2 nos 
• Tamarind extract - 1 tsp 
• Tomato puree - 1/2 cup 
• Slit green chillies - 3 nos ,
• Chopped coriander - 2 tsp 
• Salt 
• Curr leaves 

For Marination 

1. Mix the salt, lemon juice and turmeric powder and rub over the fish chunks and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Soak the dried chilli in 250ml of warm water for 15 minutes. 
3. Drain and keep the water for curry .

For Paste 

1. In a mixer, add the soaked chillies, coconut, crushed coriander seeds, chopped onion (1 no), crushed cumin seeds, turmeric powder, garlic, tamarind extract 
2. To make a smooth paste use the red chilly soaked water. 

For Curry 

1. Heat oil in a clay pot or a pan and add curry leaves and sliced onion (1 no) and fry to soften - do not brown. 
2. Add the spice paste and cook until golden brown. 
   
3. If needed add 1/4 cup of water to ensure the paste doesn't burn.
4. Add the tomato purée and fresh chillies and cook for a further five minutes.
   
5. Add 1/2 cup of water, bring to the boil and cook for a few more minutes. 
6. Add salt to the curry (Keep in mind the fish is already marinated with salt)
   
7. Reduce the heat and gently place the marinated fish and cook for 10 minutes in low flame. 
8. Sprinkle with coriander to serve.