Tilapia Green Curry

Name: Tilapia Green Curry
Yield: Serves 4 to 5
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: About 4 tablespoons ghee or butter; 4 to 6 fresh or frozen curry leaves; 1 teaspoon turmeric; About 4 tablespoons ghee or butter; 2 tablespoons minced garlic or garlic mashed to a paste; 2 tablespoons minced garlic or garlic mashed to a paste; 4 to 6 fresh or frozen curry leaves; ½ cup sliced shallots; ½ cup packed coriander leaves and stems; ½ cup fresh or frozen grated coconut, or substitute dried shredded coconut mixed with 1 tablespoon water; ½ cup chopped shallots; 6 green cayenne chiles, seeded and coarsely chopped; ½ cup fresh or frozen grated coconut, or substitute dried shredded coconut mixed with 1 tablespoon water; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; ½ cup fresh or frozen grated coconut, or substitute dried shredded coconut mixed with 1 tablespoon water; ½ cup fresh or frozen grated coconut, or substitute dried shredded coconut mixed with 1 tablespoon water; 4 to 6 pieces fish tamarind, or substitute 1 cup chopped (preferably green) tomatoes; 2 cups water (1 cup if using tomato); 2 cups water (1 cup if using tomato); ½ cup fresh or frozen curry leaves; 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; 3 tablespoons chopped ginger; 1¼ teaspoons salt; 4 to 6 pieces fish tamarind, or substitute 1 cup chopped (preferably green) tomatoes; About 1½ pounds tilapia or other fish fillets; About 1½ pounds tilapia or other fish fillets; ½ cup fresh or frozen curry leaves; 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds; ¼ cup coconut oil or vegetable oil; ¼ cup coconut oil or vegetable oil

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 5

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mangoes & Curry Leaves

By Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid

Published 2005

About

Don’t be daunted by the length of the ingredient list in this recipe from Kerala. It all comes together without much fuss into a hot, fresh curry sauce bathing bite-size chunks of fish fillets. Choose any fish you like; we suggest tilapia or any firm fish, such as cod. The tempering is added after the fish cooks, as a final flavoring that rounds things out.

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Asia
India
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Kerala

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