Goan Fish Curry

 

Goan Fish Curry in Earthenware Pot

 

My grandmother used a specific shaped pot for making fish curries. It was called "Langdi"/लंगडी . She used an earthenware as well as brass langdis. The shape was such that all the fish pieces could be placed in a single layer and it was cooked uniformly. Also, These special pots were assigned only for making fish curries as no other pots were ever used for making any non-vegetarian preparation.

 

Today's recipe is hot, spicy, sour fish curry from Goa.

 

 

Goan Pomfret Curry
Ingredients
Marinate
1 medium pomfret, cut into 5-6 pieces
salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp lemon juice

Grind to a fine paste
3/4 cup Freshly scraped coconut
5 Kashmiri Chilies
3 byadgi chilies, roasted
1/2 tsp cumin seeds, roasted
1/2 tbsp. coriander seeds, roasted
4-5 black pepper,roasted
2-3 cloves garlic or 1 tsp garlic paste
2 tbsp. chopped onion, fried in few drops of oil
1 tsp tamarind paste

Tempering
1/2 tbsp. coconut oil
2 tbsp. chopped onion

Method
1. Clean and marinate the pomfret steaks with lemon juice, salt and turmeric powder. Set aside.
2. Roast whole spices. Fry chopped onion in few drops of oil. Grind all the ingredients from coconut to tamarind, using adequate water. The paste should be very fine.
3. Add oil - preferably coconut oil to a saucepan. For authentic flavor, use an earthenware pot - which we call langdi/लंगडी .
4. Sauté onion till golden brown.
5. Add finely ground coconut masala paste and 1/2 cup water.
6. Place marinated pomfret pieces. Adjust water based on the desired consistency.
7. Bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes.

8. Adjust salt.
9. Switch off the gas.
10. Serve with plain rice.

Note -
1. Adjust chilies per your own preference.
2. If you want to make this curry in a hurry, mix paprika, chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, tamarind pulp and garlic paste. Stir in a can of coconut milk. After frying onions, add this mixture and add pomfret pieces.
3. Kashmiri chilies are used for color.




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