India is blessed with bountiful beaches and flowing rivers.Majestic waters give it an amazing coastline.Coastline implying love for fishes.Fish is a staple diet for many.Every curry has a special method.Be it a river or sea water one.Some restaurants are famous just for their fish curry.Traditionally,we fry fish before adding to gravy.However we bake in this version.Baking it ensures the pieces are cooked and are crispy.It also helps you avoid extra calories and oil.You can make it on a lazy weekend brunch.Easy and low oil.Healthy fish curry is a great way to add more omega 3 and vitamin E to your diet.
Tip to make during a weeknight:
If you want to make it instantly,keep the batch of curry ready and freeze it.
Just bake the fish and add to it.
Give it a boil while you make rice.
This will help you have a home cooked meal instead of ordering online.
Scroll below to read healthy fish curry recipe
Ingredients
- 5-6 medium fish cutlets
- 4 tbsp. oil
- 1 medium onion,chopped
- ginger/garlic paste
- 1 cup fresh tomato puree
- 2 cups of water
- Coriander, chopped for garnishing
- Spices
- 1 tsp. turmeric powder
- 1 tsp. chili powder (or as per taste)
- 2 tsp. salt (or as per taste)
- 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- 1 tsp. garam masala powder (or green/black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon)
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp oil and cook the fish cutlets for 2-3 minutes on each side,keep aside.
- Heat remaining oil in pan
- Add cumin seeds and whole spices, let them crackle; add onion,ginger/garlic paste.
- Sauté for until onions are golden brown
- Add tomato puree, salt and sauté for 10 minutes
- Now,add rest of the spices and sauté for 2 minutes
- Add water and let it boil.
- Add the cooked fish pieces to the curry and simmer for 5 minutes.
- garnish with fresh coriander
- Garnish with coriander, serve warm
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