COCONUT FISH CURRY
COCONUT FISH CURRY
COCONUT FISH CURRY

Ingredients
  • 1 green chilli
  • roughly chopped
  • pinch dried chilli flakes
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ lemon
  • juice only
  • handful fresh coriander
  • plus extra for garnish
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
  • sliced
  • 1 garlic clove
  • crushed
  • 1 large sweet potato
  • peeled and chopped
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 150/5oz cod or pollack fillet
  • skinned and chopped (frozen is fine)
  • ½ tin coconut milk
  • 1 handful spinach leaves
  • or 2 blocks frozen spinach
  • defrosted and liquid squeezed out
  • ½ lime
  • juice only
  • salt
  • to taste
Directions
  • For the spice paste
  • place all of the spice paste ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth. (You can use a pestle and mortar for this
  • too.)
  • For the curry
  • heat the vegetable oil in a wok and gently fry the onion and garlic for 4-5 minutes
  • or until softened. Add the sweet potato
  • curry powder and cumin and continue to fry for further 5-10 minutes
  • until the sweet potato has softened
  • then add the fish and two tablespoons of the spice paste. Stir to coat the fish in the spices
  • then add the coconut milk and bring to a gentle simmer.
  • Stir in the baby spinach leaves
  • lime juice and season with salt
  • to taste. Cook for another 2-3 minutes
  • then stir in the coriander.
  • Spoon the curry into a bowl and serve.