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There’s nothing that seafood can’t cure and this recipe is worth turning to! Spicy King Fish Curry with Coconut and Tamarind makes for a soul soothing weeknight dinner and can be made with any seafood you have at hand. Its ready under 30 minutes!

I can’t believe I don’t have a fish curry recipe on the blog yet. It’s just wrong of me. Because we end up making fish curry every week. At least once. What’s even more wrong is that I’m talking about fish curry today when I should be telling you about the most amazing weekend trip I got back from. Two blissful days spent at the Auroville village in Pondicherry, eating, barbecuing, sunning and chilling with friends. But I couldn’t wait because this kingfish curry with coconut and tamarind is a recipe everyone should have – the whole world so that they can experience what we do every week.

That’s why fish curry took precedence over the Pondi trip. Although I have that coming up too. So be patient.

This is the kind of everyday fish curry recipe that you need in your life. Now we all know how much Denver loves his Surmai (kingfish), which is why it features most often in our fish curries but you can just as well use any other fish you want. Mackerels work beautifully as do Pomfrets and I’ve even tried red snapper and prawns.

Which means that this fish curry is ideal for a weeknight dinner. You can just use whatever seafood is at hand and you have dinner ready in under 30 minutes.

This curry is spicy and sour. I use a tiny amount of tamarind to add the tang, but it does volumes in terms of flavor. So I’m going to insist that you use it. If you don’t have some, buy it from your neighbourhood story or an Asian store if you are based out of India, but it’s a must. As is the coconut. Coconut and fish curries were made for each other and you can’t skip it either.

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Spicy King Fish Curry with Coconut and Tamarind An easy everyday Kingfish (seer or surmai) curry with coconut and tamarind. Spicy, tangy and ready in 30 minutes! 4.75 from 4 votes Print Pin Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4 Portions Calories: 381 kcal Author: Richa Ingredients Grind to a Paste 2 Onions medium sized

1 Tomatoes medium sized

3/4 cup Coconut grated

6 Cloves Garlic

8 Chilies Kashmiri Red

1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds

1 teaspoon Peppercorns whole

1 Tamarind marble sized Ball For the Curry 600 grams Seer Fish Surmai or Kingfish

1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

1 tablespoon Coconut Oil

1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds

Handful Curry Leaves

A few Sprigs Coriander for topping Instructions Clean and wash the fish slices and rub turmeric all over them. Cover and keep aside.

Grind all the ingredients under paste till smooth with a tablespoon or two of water.

Heat coconut oil in a large pan or kadhai and add mustard seeds. Once the seeds start spluttering, add the ground paste and cook while stirring once in awhile for 10 minutes.

Slide the fish into the pan, and add salt and 3/4 cup water. Mix gently so as not to break the fish.

Bring the curry to a boil, and lower the heat to a simmer. Add curry leaves and simmer for 15 minutes.

Top with coriander leaves and serve this spicy kingfish curry with steamed rice. Nutrition Calories: 381 kcal | Carbohydrates: 20 g | Protein: 33 g | Fat: 19 g | Saturated Fat: 10 g | Cholesterol: 99 mg | Sodium: 138 mg | Potassium: 1169 mg | Fiber: 5 g | Sugar: 9 g | Vitamin A: 1293 IU | Vitamin C: 140 mg | Calcium: 52 mg | Iron: 3 mg