Fish Korma - Fish in Creamy Coconut and Tomato Gravy
 
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
To marinate fish
  • Pomfret or King fish or Salmon - 8 pieces
  • Chili powder- 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
  • Cumin powder- ½ tsp
  • Coriander powder- 1 tsp
  • Garam Masala- ½ tsp
  • Salt- 1 tsp
For making gravy
  • Oil, used for frying fish- 3 tbsp
  • Onions, sliced thin- 3
  • Curry leaves- 1 sprig
  • Ginger-Garlic paste- 1 tbsp
  • Green chilies, halved- 2 (optional)
  • Tomatoes, chopped- 2
  • Tomato paste- 2 tbsp
  • Coriander powder- 1 tsp
  • Garam masala- ½ tsp
  • Coconut milk, thin- 1 cup (for thin gravy add 1½ cups thin coconut milk)
  • Salt- 1 tsp
Other ingredients
  • Oil- ½ cup for shallow frying fish
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine the fish pieces with all the above mentioned ingredients "to marinate fish". Keep aside for 15 minutes.
  2. Place a frying pan over medium heat, add ½ cup oil.
  3. Place the marinated fish in the oil, pan-fry the marinated fish till both sides turn golden brown in color. Do not deep fry.
  4. Transfer the pan-fried fish to a plate, keep aside.
  5. Place a clay pan or non-stick pan over medium heat.
  6. Add 3 tbsp of oil used for frying fish. Let oil turn hot.
  7. Add onions, season with salt.
  8. Add curry leaves, green chilies & ginger-garlic paste.
  9. Cook till onions turn light golden in color.
  10. Add tomatoes, cook covered till tomatoes are almost cooked.
  11. Add tomato paste, combine well.
  12. Add coriander powder & garam masala, combine well.
  13. Add thin coconut milk, combine well and let come to a slight boil.
  14. Add the pan-fried fish to the coconut milk gravy.
  15. Cover the pan and cook for 3 minutes till the gravy thickens.
  16. Don't stir the fish too much as it will break apart. Instead, gently swirl the pan.
  17. Taste and add more salt if needed- for more heat ground black pepper can be added.
  18. This dish has thick gravy. If you prefer thin gravy- add ½ cup more thin coconut milk or water & cook for 2 minutes.
  19. Remove the pan from the heat and keep covered for a few minutes.
  20. Serve this fish korma with rice, chapti, idiyappam, pathiri, appam etc.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/fish-korma-fish-in-creamy-coconut-and-tomato-gravy/