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Nanas Simple Tomato Fish Curry Recipe


Nanas Simple Tomato Fish Curry Recipe
My Nana ( Grandmother) on my mothers side always made this easy fish curry. I dont much care for scaly fish, but this is do die for !! Its very flavorful and adds a nice zesty twang to a curry.

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Ingredients
  • 2 medium sized Pomfret ( Its a Indian fish that you get mainly in the Arabian sea, or in china town in NYC. your local indian store might have this frozen. Thats what i have to buy here in Milan. any other firm fleshed white fish will do)
  • 6 large tomatoes
  • 1 tbs cumin seeds
  • 1/4 tbs of Tumeric
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 cloves of Garlic
  • 1/2 inch piece of Ginger
  • 1 tsp of Mustard seeds
  • 4 curry leaves
  • 2 marble sized tamarind balls ( Tart or sweet, depends on what you like, i use tart)
  • 1 tbs of veg oil
  • 3 tbs of finely chopped fresh cilantro

Directions
  1. Put your tamarind balls in 1/4 cup of warm water and set aside
  2. Clean your fish and cut it into 3- 4 inch pieces
  3. In a pot heat your oil and thrown in your mustard seeds and curry leaves
  4. When it starts popping add your cumin seeds and stir for 20 seconds
  5. Add your finely chopped onion and garlic ginger paste
  6. Cook for about 4 mins until your onions are opaque
  7. Mash the tamarind balls into the water and add to your pot
  8. Add your diced fresh tomatoes, Tumeric powder and cover and boil/ cook for about 8 mins until the tomatoes have wilted and the juices are out.
  9. It should be a nice thick curry sauce
  10. Gently add your fish pieces to the sauce, so that the sauce covers them
  11. Do not cover or stir. If you have the urge to stir the pot, Gently shake it from side to side.
  12. Let it cook for about 6 mins on medium heat
  13. Add your chopped cilantro, and gently shake the pot , cook for another min or so
  14. Serve with hot basmati rice.
  15. * ill add a photo when i make it next week.

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Mmmmmmm....... so good!!!


Great one


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