Tilapia Curry
A deeply satisfying tilapia curry simmered slowly with freshly ground spices and coconut. The kind of gravy that thickens as it rests and rewards patience with layered, rounded flavour.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- Tilapia fish half kg
- Onion 1
- Ginger 1 inch piece
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Tomato 1
- Black kokum 2 piece
- Lemon 1
- Coriander powder 2 tsp
- Red chilly powder 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder 1 tsp
- Curry leaves 1 sprig
- Oil and water, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
Clean fish then mix it with lime juice and salt and keep it for 1 hour.
Step 2
Heat a kadai pour oil to it.
Step 3
Pour black and yellow mustard when oil is hot. When mustard allow to crackles.
Step 4
Pour onion to it and give it a good stir.
Step 5
Pour tomato and ginger garlic to it.
Step 6
Cook it, stirring well and add curry leaves to it.
Step 7
Pour all the powders.
Step 8
Give it a good stir.
Step 9
Let it cook for 2 minutes then pour water,salt and kokum to it.
Step 10
When it boils.
Step 11
Pour the fish to it.
Step 12
Mix it well slowly and close the kadai and keep in low flame.
Step 13
When the fish gets cooked well and the oil gets separated.
Step 14
Off the flame.
Step 15
Our fish curry is ready.
Tip
Let the curry rest for at least 15 minutes after cooking — the flavours deepen as it sits. Reheated curry almost always tastes better than fresh.
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