Goan Fish Curry Recipe

INGREDIENTS

6 dried whole red chillies
1 tablespoon cumin
2 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 teaspoon ground turmeric
3 garlic cloves
3cm piece ginger
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil1 onion,
Thinly sliced 1 ripe tomato,
Chopped 3 large green chillies -Seeded and sliced thinly
440 g can coconut milk
Salt to your taste
800 g fillets flat head or another tasty fish, halved or sliced

METHOD

Using a spice grinder blend of chillies, cumin, coriander, mustard seeds and turmeric to be made into a fine powder. In a pestle and mortar crush garlic and ginger to a fine paste.

Add spice powder and incorporate well into the ginger paste.

Mix in vinegar.

In a large deep frying pan heat oil.

Add onion and fry until slightly coloured.

Add spice paste and fry for 3 minutes until fragrant.

Add tomato and chilli and cook for 10 minutes or until tomato breaks down.

Add coconut milk, season with salt and then add fish fillets.

Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes, turn fish over and let simmer for remaining 5 minutes or until fish is cooked as desired.Simmering time can differ based on size of fillet used.

Goan fish curry is best had with basmati rice / or Indian long grain rice.

Youtube Video

Rice, seafood, coconut, vegetables, meat, pork and local spices are some of the main ingredients in Goan cuisine. The area is located in a tropical climate, which means that spices and flavors are intense. Use of kokum is another distinct feature.Goan food is considered incomplete without fish.

Background of the Recipe Name:

Most Indians would know that  the name of this fish curry comes from  “GOA” which is a small coastal  town in western India.

Pic from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa

Goa is visited by large numbers of international and domestic tourists each year for its white sand beaches, nightlife, places of worship and world heritage architecture. It has rich flora and fauna, owing to its location on the Western Ghats range in India.

A video from lonely plant on GOA

How to Reach Goa

Reach Goa By Air : Goa airport is (Dabolim Airport distance of 29 km away from Panaji.) International airport and it is also connected with all major cities in India and also have flights connecting to Qatar, Dubai, Sharjah, Kuwait, Britain, Germany, Russia and more.

Reach Goa By Train : Goa Railway station (Vasco da Gama) is linking major city northern coast and southern coast.

Reach Goa By Road : Every day deluxe bus services are obtainable from Mumbai (fare about 650 -900) and nearest city. .