"thakkali Malu" Sri Lankan Fish Curry With Tomato

Submitted by Lou van

"I've posted this after a request from another member. I've never tried it but I do trust where the recipe came from, Charmaine Solomon."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 500 g fish steaks (kingfish, tuna, Spanish mackerel, mullet)
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• oil (for frying)
• 1 large onion (roughly chopped)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 1 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon ceylon curry powder (recipe 305276)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• salt (to taste)
• 2 cups coconut milk

directions

1. Wash and dry fish well and rub all over with turmeric and salt.
2. Cut each steak into serving pieces.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the fish until golden brown on both sides.
4. Drain.
5. Put onion, garlic, ginger and tomato in container of electric blender and blend to a smooth paste.
6. Heat oil in a saucepan and fry the blended ingredients for a few minutes, until oil begins to separate from the mixture.
7. Add curry and chilli powders and about a tsp of salt, the coconut milk and bring to the boil, stirring.
8. Simmer for a few minutes.
9. Add the fish and simmer for 10mins.
10. Serve with rice and accompaniments.