This recipe is by Bola of Curry, je t’aime, her blog has lots of yummy recipes. Please Visit and show her some lover HERE
Ingredients
1.5 lbs fish (any kind really, I used tilapia because I have a soft spot for this fish :D)
1 large onion, sliced
5 cloves of garlic
3 medium sized tomatoes, diced
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp coriander
5 tbsp lemon juice (Recipe called for 4bsp tamarind paste but I substituted with fresh lemon juice)
1/2 cup of coconut milk (I used light coconut milk)
Salt to taste
Instructions:
In a large bowl, add salt, red chili powder, turmeric, coriander and lemon juice to make marinade. Add the fish and ensure
that it’s well coated with marinade. Let sit on the counter/fridge while you make the sauce.
Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add onions, garlic and a pinch of salt and let simmer (covered) until slightly brown.
Add tomatoes to the onion-garlic sauce. Let cook until the tomato skin begins to peel off forming a paste.
Add the fish+marinade to the skillet and stir gently to avoid breaking the fish. Add 1/2 cup of water–you can rinse the marinade bowl with this water first to get all the spices still in the bowl. Add the water+ leftover spice  to the sauce.
Optional: add green chillies for a very spicy dish
Let cook for approximately 10 minutes before adding coconut milk. Once coconut milk is added, cover and let simmer for two minutes and tada! Dinner is ready!
Serve with rice or bread..I had mine over brown rice. Yum yum yum!
Hi, love your post. please I have a request I would like you to add pictures of the ingredients some times cos its abit hard to find some of your ingredients.
That’s wonderful Tolu! I’m curious to hear how you tweaked the recipe…Do share :)
Hi Bola B, so glad I stumbled on this blog. I just finished preparing this meal for my family and we all enjoyed it. Though I made some variations, it all came out nice. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed the recipe Tolu!
Hi, it is the same preperation of a goan curry (India), perfect. thanks.
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Just stumbled on your Blog today and love what you do here.
Thank you
Bola B: The chillies will not be optional for me :-) I also have a soft spot for fish too, and this looks quite easy to make. How do you keep the fish from breaking though since it’s “fillet-type”?
Hi relentless builder! Thanks for your comment. I love my chillies too;). Fillet fish has it’s pros and cons. It breaks easily but the secret is to stir really gently and not overcook. This meal is one of the quickest meal to make given the already fragile fish cooks quite fast (~14 mins total after adding the fish). Give it a try and do let me know how you like it!