THAI FISH CURRY
Ingredients
- 300g/10½oz brown basmati rice
- 2 tsp rapeseed oil
- 1 onion
- roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp frozen chopped chillies
- 4cm piece ginger
- peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp Thai green curry paste
- 1 aubergine
- roughly chopped
- 160g /5½oz frozen chopped spinach
- 400ml tin reduced fat coconut milk
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 500g/1lb 2oz frozen white fish
- 2 limes
- juice only
- 4 tbsp frozen chopped coriander
Directions
- Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add the rice and stir well then return to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and fry for 3–4 minutes until softening and just starting to colour.
- Add the garlic
- chillies and ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute then stir in curry paste. Add the aubergine and fry for 2–3 minutes until just beginning to wilt.
- Add the spinach
- coconut milk
- fish and soy sauces and bring to the boil.
- Add the frozen fish fillets
- reduce the heat
- cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes until the fish is cooked through and the sauce has thickened slightly.
- Stir the lime juice and half of the coriander into the curry.
- Drain the rice and return to the pan to steam for a few minutes then add the remaining chopped coriander to the rice and mix well. Serve alongside the curry.

