Yogurt Curried Fish
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Indian
 
Adapted from Pushpent Pant.
Ingredients
  • 2¼ lbs firm white fish fillets, cut into pieces (I used mahi mahi)
  • 1 t ground turmeric
  • 3-4 medium-large onions, sliced
  • 1 T minced or grated ginger
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 2-3 inch cinnamon sticks
  • 7 cloves
  • 8 green cardamom pods
  • 2 black cardamom pods
  • 1 t black peppercorns
  • 2¼ cups whole Greek yogurt
  • ¾ cups vegetable oil (yes it is a lot of oil-this is not diet food–although you could start with less and add more as you need it)
  • 2 t ground coriander
  • 1 t cayenne or paprika
  • salt to taste
  • cilantro for garnish
Instructions
  1. minutes before beginning, place the fish in a shallow dish or container and rub all over with the ground turmeric. Set in the fridge to chill until you need it.
  2. Place the onion, ginger and garlic into a food processor and puree into a paste (add water if necessary but I did not need to). Set aside.
  3. Place the cinnamon, 3 cloves 3 green cardamom pods and all of the black cardamom pods into a spice grinder. Grind to make your own masala for this dish. (I accidentally used ALL of the spices and it was fine). Whisk the masala into the yogurt and set aside.
  4. Heat the oil in a large pot (such as a Dutch oven) over medium heat with the remaining whole spices (so I skipped this). Stir fry for 1 minute, until they are fragrant. Add the onion puree and cook for 6 minutes, until it is starting to caramelize. Add the ground coriander and cayenne or paprika with some salt to taste. Add the fish and cook them for about 5 minutes.
  5. Reduce the heat and slowly stir, by the spoonful, the yogurt mixture into the curry. Once all of the yogurt is in, cover the pot and cook for 3 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through and oil floats to the surface. Taste for salt and garnish with cilantro before serving.
Recipe by The Spiced Life at https://www.thespicedlife.com/an-indian-feast-yogurt-curried-fish-and-orange-scented-cauliflowers-potatoes/