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White Fish Curry Recipe

Sometimes nothing beats a good curry – and when you can make your own, why bother with takeaway? You can use any of our lovely locally-caught white fish in this recipe. Serves 4.

Rating
Medium
Serves
4
Course
Main
Prepare
-
Cook
27 mins
Total time
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Ingredients

  • 700g Greendale Hake Fillets, skinned and cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 2 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
  • 1 Red Onion, peeled, trimmed and sliced finely
  • 2 cloves Garlic, peeled and sliced finely
  • A thumb-sized piece of fresh Ginger, peeled (the side of a teaspoon is good for this) and grated
  • 1 Red Chilli, chopped finely (remove the seeds if you prefer less heat)
  • Bunch of fresh Coriander, washed, leaves and stems separated
  • 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • 400ml tin of Coconut Milk
  • 300g Basmati Rice
  • Sea Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper, to taste

Method

Place a large pan over a medium heat and add the oil. Add the onion, lower the heat slightly and cook gently until it has softened and become translucent (about 10-15 minutes). Finely chop the coriander stems, then – when the onion has had its time – add them to the pan, together with the prepared garlic and chilli, and the ginger.

Cook for a couple of minutes, stirring all the while, then add the cumin and mustard seeds and the turmeric, and cook for a further minute or two until the spices smell fragrant. Now is probably a good time to cook the rice, according to the pack instructions.

Pour the coconut milk into the pan and increase the heat to bring the pan up to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring gently, until the sauce has reduced and thickened slightly. Put the prepared white fish into the pan, season with a good pinch of salt and some black pepper, then cover the pan and simmer for another 5 minutes until the fish is cooked through (as a rough guide, the fish is ready when it has become opaque and is easy to flake with a fork). 

Stir the chopped coriander leaves into the curry, then serve straight away with the cooked rice, and some cooling plain yoghurt or your favourite chutneys alongside.