Ingredients
The following ingredients have 5 Servings
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 60 ml (¼ cup) vegetable oil
- 40 gm (¼ cup) finely grated fresh coconut
- 2 tsp amchur (see note)
- 2 sprigs fresh curry leaves, plus extra to serve
- 375 ml (1½ cup) fish or chicken stock, or water
- 1 small piece cassia bark
- 4 barramundi fillets (180gm each), skin on
- 2½ tbsp tamarind extract (see note), or to taste
- For seasoning: lime juice, plus extra wedges to serve
- To serve: small green chillies and steamed basmati or long-grain rice
- 1 tsp each coriander and cumin seeds
- ½ tsp each fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds
- ¼ tsp each black peppercorns, cloves and cardamom seeds
- 35 gm ginger, coarsely chopped
- 10 gm fresh turmeric, coarsely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 1 lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped
- 1 tsp each paprika and ground Kashmiri chilli (see note)
Instruction
- For spice paste, dry-roast whole spices until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Cool briefly, then pound with a mortar and pestle until finely ground, add remaining ingredients and a pinch of salt, and pound to a smooth paste.
- Sauté onion in oil in a wok over high heat until tender and starting to caramelise (8-10 minutes). Add spice paste and stir until fragrant and toasted (1-2 minutes). Add coconut, amchur and curry leaves, stir to combine, then add stock and cassia bark, and season well with salt. Bring to the boil, add fish, reduce heat to low and simmer, turning occasionally, until fish flakes easily (4-6 minutes). Season to taste with tamarind, lime and salt, and serve with rice, chillies and lime wedges.
