FISH KORMA
The first of my recipes from my charity curry night to make it onto the blog (it’s probably fair to say that it’s been a very busy week) – I half invented this, half recalled a vague korma recipe from the depths of my overcrowded brain, so it’s not really traditional, but I like to surprise myself. And surprised I most certainly was, this was the undisputed hit of the evening!
Ingredients, serves 4-6:
2 onions
2 cloves of garlic
1 small red chilli, or pinch of dried chilli
1 tbsp oil
2tsp cumin
2tsp turmeric
200g creamed coconut
1 mug of water
100g sultanas
420g white fish fillets
500ml low fat natural yoghurt
Handful of coriander
Peel and finely slice the garlic, and chop the onions. Add to a large saucepan or sauté pan with the oil, finely chopped chilli, cumin and turmeric. Sweat on a very low heat for 10 minutes until the onions are softened.
Add the block of creamed coconut , sultanas and a mug of water, and turn the heat up. Melt the coconut into the pan, stirring to dissolve it and absorb the spices. Add an extra half a mug of water if you feel it needs it – your mugs and my mugs might be different sizes!
Finally when the coconut is melted, add the fish and cook through for five minutes. Remove from the heat and stir the yoghurt through to serve to prevent it from splitting. Garnish with coriander to serve.
Tip: adjust the spices according to taste. I like this mild, sweet and creamy, but it could take an extra teaspoon of cumin and another chilli for a kick.
Pad it out of make it cheaper by adding diced new potatoes and/or a couple of handfuls of frozen green beans.
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Excellent – been looking forward to the curry night recipes.
Looks jolly tasty, but it’s worth pointing out that, if you don’t have all the bits and pieces to hand, you can get a decent pre-made korma sauce for under two quid, which brings it down to 60p per person. Just check the label to make sure the ingredients are pukka (so to speak).
Nice..will def try this with the potatoes and green beans.
If you stir a tablespoon of flour into one cup of yoghurt and let it sit for at leadt 20 mi utes it will not break when it is heated…especially if you use low fat.
That is a fantastic tip – will definitely be trying!
A gentle but interesting fish korma – even if fish prices Down Under may not quite equate to your estimates – still fantastic 🙂 !
Looking forward to cooking this tomorrow – looks delicious.
Fab, ive been looking forward to the curry night recipes.
Two questions – would this develop nicely in the fridge for a few days, or is it too delicate? And .. would it freeze ok do you think? I havent cooked much with fish 😦
Yes to both 🙂
FANTASTIC – thank you so much x
Might it be possible to leave out the coconut (as my husband is allergic to it)? I know it wouldn’t be a proper Korma… I’ve never tried a fish curry.
You could use ground almonds and yoghurt instead for more of a passanda curry.
Sorry, he’s allergic to all nuts. So that’s out.
Am trying out the recipe now. Am making half quantities and therefore have some creamed coconut over and not sure what best to do with it. Any suggestions? My other thought is I’m using a carton of “coconut cream” and am not sure if this is the same thing you mention (as its consistency of thick-ish cream to start with)?
Oops I’ve only just seen this. You could freeze it in an ice cube tray to use in future?
Thanks.
Hi, just a quickie; is the coconut a can or one of those blocks that are approx 50p? I always have trouble melting those down. Ace recipe as per usual Jack. x
It’s a block, I poke mine with a wooden spoon a lot to break it down 🙂
I chop the block up and dissolve with boiling water before adding to the dish.
What type of fish did you use? I.e. frozen or fresh, basics range? I think the cheapest white fish in my local supermarket (Morrisons) is the packs of frozen fillets, which I suppose would need defrosting before I did anything with them.
Yummy yum yum. Going to give this a try with chicken as my husband doesn’t eat fish. Thanks Jack xx
Interesting! Never had a fishy korma before. Looks good though. I would definitely add the potato, and maybe peas or carrots instead of the sultanas as I am not a fan of fruit in savoury stuff!
Jane
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Made this for lunch party, as I liked its simplicity. It was delicious! Used frozen white fish fillets from Sainsbury’s. Will definitely make it again, and again!!
Probably a stupid question, but can I use fish from frozen or do I have to defrost?
You can use it from frozen 🙂
Thank you! 😀