#1 Basa Fish Curry in Coconut Milk Recipe
A flavourful Indian curry prepared with coconut milk and basa fish, a great accompaniment to rice or rotis.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1 Basa Fish Fillet, Cut into pieces
- 1 Big Onion, chopped
- 2 tsp Ginger and Garlic paste
- 1 Big Tomato, Chopped
- 1/2 cup Coconut Milk (Thick)
- 1 cup Water
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Red chili powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 2 springs Curry leaves
- To taste Salt
Instructions
- Heat 1 Tsp oil in a pan and add the chopped onions.
- Saute till translucent and add the ginger – garlic paste followed by the chopped tomato.
- Saute till the tomato turns soft
- Cool and grind into smooth paste by adding little water.
- Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add curry leaves followed by the ground paste.
- Fry it for a couple of minutes and add turmeric powder followed by chili and coriander powder.
- Saute till the raw smell goes off and add half a cup of water along with the required amount of salt.
- Cook it for 5 minutes on a medium flame.
- Add coconut milk along with water, if needed, and fish pieces
- Lower the flame and cook till the fish gets cooked about 5 minutes.
- Add the garam masala.
- Simmer for a minute and serve hot.