Coconut Fish Curry

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Ingredients
  • 500-750 g (1-1 ½ lbs) fish steaks or
  • 1 chopped tomato or a heaping cup of
  • 2 green chiles
  • 2 medium onions
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) freshly grated ginger
  • 6 curry leaves, bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves or basil
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) ground coriander
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) ground cumin
  • ½ tsp (3 ml) ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) chili powder or 1 tsp ( 5 ml) of hot pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp (3 ml) ground fenugreek
  • 2 cups (500 ml) un-sweetened coconut milk
  • salt
  • lemon juice
Instructions
  • In the preheated pressure cooker on medium-low heat without the lid, add a swirl of oil and then drop in the curry leaves and lightly fry them until golden around the edges (about 1 Minute).
  • Then add the onion, garlic, and ginger and saute until the onion is soft.
  • Add all of the ground spices: Coriander, Cumin, Tumeric, Chili Powder and Fenugreek and saute them together with the onions until they have released their aroma (about 2 Minutes).
  • De-glaze with the coconut milk making sure to un-stick anything from the bottom of the cooker and incorporate it into the sauce.
  • Add the Green Chiles, Tomatoes and fish pieces. Stir to coat the fish well with the mixture.
  • Close the lid and set the valve to pressure cooking position.
  • Cook for 5 Minutes at Low pressure.
  • When time is up, release pressure using the Normal method - release vapor through the valve.
  • Add salt to taste and spritz with lemon juice just before serving.
  • Serve alone, or with steamed rice.
Notes
  • INSTANT TIP: Coconut Chicken Curry (Variation) Instead of white fish fillets, use 3 chicken breast fillets. Follow the rest of the procedure as written, but pressure cook for 7 minutes.
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