Fish cooked in yoghurt with crispy onion topping

Recipes / Fish

Feed the family with this simple yoghurt-marinated fish with crispy onion topping.

Recipe «Fish cooked in yoghurt with crispy onion topping» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 3 brown onions, 2 tbsp rice bran oil, 1/4 cup fresh curry leaves, 2 cardamom pods, bruised, 3 garlic cloves, crushed , 4cm piece fresh ginger, peeled finely grated, 2 small red chillies, chopped, 1 tsp ground turmeric , 3/4 cup plain Greek-style yoghurt, 4 x 160g boneless firm white fish fillets, 1/2 cup Massel chicken style liquid stock, Steamed basmati rice, to serve, 1 bunch baby choy sum, to serve, Curry leaves, extra, to serve, Lime wedges, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 3 brown onions 
  • 2 tbsp rice bran oil 
  • 1/4 cup fresh curry leaves 
  • 2 cardamom pods, bruised 
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 4cm piece fresh ginger, peeled finely grated 
  • 2 small red chillies, chopped 
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric 
  • 3/4 cup plain Greek-style yoghurt 
  • 4 x 160g boneless firm white fish fillets 
  • 1/2 cup Massel chicken style liquid stock 
  • Steamed basmati rice, to serve 
  • 1 bunch baby choy sum, to serve 
  • Curry leaves, extra, to serve 
  • Lime wedges, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Thinly slice 2 onions. Heat 1/2 the oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, curry leaves and cardamom. Cook, stirring, for 15 minutes or until onion is browned and crisp. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl. Discard cardamom.
  2. Meanwhile, coarsely chop remaining onion. Place chopped onion, garlic, ginger, chilli and turmeric in a small food processor. Process until smooth. Add yoghurt. Process until combined. Transfer mixture to a shallow glass or ceramic dish. Add fish. Turn to coat.
  3. Remove fish from marinade. Reserve marinade. Reheat remaining oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Cook fish, flesh-side down, for 2 minutes. Turn fish. Add reserved marinade and stock. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, uncovered, for 6 to 7 minutes or until fish is cooked through.
  4. Top fish with onion mixture. Serve with rice, baby choy sum, extra curry leaves and lime wedges.