Fish kofta curry

Name: Fish kofta curry
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 3 tbsp cooked, mashed potato; 1 tsp dry-roasted cumin seeds; 2 tbsp breadcrumbs; 3 tbsp cooked, mashed potato; 150 g/5½ oz white fish (haddock or cod) fillets, steamed and flaked with a fork; 150 g/5½ oz white fish (haddock or cod) fillets, steamed and flaked with a fork; 1 tsp coriander (cilantro) seeds; 4 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable oil; 1 tsp nigella seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 egg, whipped; 3 tbsp semolina; 4 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable oil; 5 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying; ½ green chilli, finely chopped; 6 mint leaves, finely chopped; 1 tbsp tamarind paste (or homemade pulp); 1 tbsp tamarind paste (or homemade pulp); ½ tsp ajwain (carom seeds); ½ tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 2 tbsp chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves; 1 tsp salt, or to taste; ½ tsp ground turmeric; handful of fresh tender coriander (cilantro) leaves with stems, chopped; 4–5 mint leaves, chopped; 3–4 tomatoes, finely chopped; 1 tbsp tomato purée; ½ tsp salt, or to taste; ½ tsp red chilli powder; 7–8 fresh curry leaves

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Summers Under the Tamarind Tree

By Sumayya Usmani

Published 2016

About

These koftas can be eaten on their own, or added to this lightly spiced tomato sauce and served with rice. They’re beautiful when made using any white fish, but they can also be made with salmon if you prefer.

Ingredients

For the koftas

150 g/5½ oz white fish (haddock or cod) fillets, steamed and flaked with a fork
2

Asia
Pakistan
Fish course
Pescatarian
Summer

Method

To make the koftas, combine all the ingredients, except the semolina, in a bowl by hand, squeezing the ingredients together so they hold.

Spread the semolina out on a plate. Take about 1 tablespoon of the fish mixture and, using your hand, roll into golf ball-sized ball, then roll in the semolina and place on a plate. Continue until all the fish mixture has been used up.

Heat th