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Basa fish curry in a black bowl with coconut rice and poppadoms on the side
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Basa Fish Curry

This medium spiced Fish Curry recipe has all the great flavours of an Indian Takeaway, however, it has surprisingly low calories & is low fat!
Chunks of Basa fish marinated in yoghurt, garlic, chilli, turmeric & ginger. Then hob cooked in a homemade coconut curry paste.
Any white fish, such as Cod, Haddock or Tilapia can be used.
Easy to make at home Basa Fish Curry is great for both a midweek meal or a weekend fakeaway!
Prep Time20 minutes
Active Time20 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: basa, Basa Fish Curry, Coconut Curry, Curry Recipe, Fish Curry, homemade curry
Yield: 4 People
Calories: 259kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

Basa Fish Marinade

  • 500 Grams (1lb) Basa Fish or prefered firm white fish chopped into large bite-sized peices
  • 60 Grams (¼ cup) Natural Yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Puree 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon Tumeric
  • 1 teaspoon Chilli Puree 1 chilli pepper chopped finely or minced
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • Salt As required

Curry Paste

  • 2 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 2 Onions chopped
  • ½ tin Chopped Tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoon Desiccated Coconut
  • 1 teaspoon Chilli Puree 1 chilli pepper chopped finely
  • 1 tablespoon Sundried Tomato Puree substitute for regular tomato puree
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Puree 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Garam Masala or Curry Powder
  • 250 ml (1 cup) Water
  • 3 Curry Leaves or bay leaf

Instructions

Marinate fish

  • Place all marinade ingredients in a large bowl with the fish and stir together placing to one side.
    Basa Fish marinating in garlic chilli and yoghurt marinade

Create Curry Paste

  • Place 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan, fry the onions for 5 mins on medium heat until soft. Add the tin tomatoes for a further 3 mins.
    chopped tomatoes and onion in a pan
  • Remove from pan & place into a large jug adding the desiccated coconut and 1tbsp of water, blend to make a smooth paste, place to one side.
    coconut tomato and onion curry paste

Fish curry

  • In the same pan add oil & fry the marinated fish on both sides for 3 mins (6 mins in total) remove from one side leaving the juice in the pan.
    basa fish cooking
  • Add the garlic, chilli and sundried tomato puree to the pan with the garam masala and curry leaves, stir together, next add the curry paste we created earlier.
    coconut curry paste with sundried tomato puree and curry leaves
  • Finally add 250 ml water and 2 teaspoon sugar and bring to the boil
    Basa fish curry sauce cooking in a cast iron pan
  • Turn heat to medium-low and add back the fish. Simmer for 3- 4 mins until warmed through.
    basa fish added to homemade curry sauce
  • Sprinkle fresh coriander over the top, and serve with rice.
    basa fish curry served up on coconut rice

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Nutrition

Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 490mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 43IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg