Goan Fish Curry

Ingredients

• 2 medium pomfrets, cut into darnes
• Salt to taste
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ tablespoon lemon juice
• ½ cup scraped fresh coconut
• 3-4 dried red chillies
• 2 green chillies, slit
• 1 inch ginger, roughly chopped
• 5-6 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 6-8 black peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• ½ cup coconut milk
• Fresh coriander sprig for garnish
• Red rice for serving

Method

1. Take the pomfret darnes in a bowl, add salt, turmeric powder and lemon juice, rub these all over the darns, and set aside for 10 minutes to marinate.
2. Put scraped coconut in a grinder jar, add dried red chillies, green chillies, ginger, garlic, coriander seeds, black peppercorns and ¾ cup water and grind to a fine paste.
3. Heat oil in a deep non-stick pan, add onion and sauté till golden brown. Add the ground paste, mix and sauté till oil separates.
4. Add 1½ cups water and salt, mix well and let it come to a boil. Lower the heat, add fish darnes, cover and cook for 5-6 minutes. Add coconut milk and cook for 1 minute more.
5. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with coriander sprig and serve hot with red rice.