Tamarind fish curry

Recipes / Fish

This wonderful Malay fish dish creates flavour and excitement with simple cooking and just a few authentic ingredients.

Recipe «Tamarind fish curry» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 50g packet Gulai spice mix, 2 kaffir lime leaves, torn, 1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed, halved lengthways, 1 cinnamon stick , 400g can coconut cream, 1 tsp palm sugar, 600g firm white fish fillets, cut into 3cm cubes , 300g okra, 1 tsp tamarind paste.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 50g packet Gulai spice mix 
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves, torn 
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed, halved lengthways 
  • 1 cinnamon stick 
  • 400g can coconut cream 
  • 1 tsp palm sugar 
  • 600g firm white fish fillets, cut into 3cm cubes 
  • 300g okra 
  • 1 tsp tamarind paste 

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add spice mix, lime leaves, lemongrass and cinnamon. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
  2. Add coconut cream and palm sugar. Bring to a simmer. Add fish. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add okra and tamarind. Simmer for 2 minutes or until fish is cooked through and okra is tender. Remove and discard lemongrass and cinnamon stick. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.