Sri Lankan Spicy Fish Curry Recipe With Coconut

We have a tradicional recipe that is, in concept, similar to this one. Of course the only way to make it better is to make it spicy. I understand exactly what you mean about the fish. I can’t begin to describe how bland and tasteless I find tilapia to be. This curry is making me so hungry right now. Take care of your health.

Add the veggies and bring the pot to a boil. In a large enameled cast-iron casserole or Dutch oven, heat the oil. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and lemongrass and cook over high heat, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the curry powder and cook, stirring, until fragrant. Add the coconut milk, fish stock, fish sauce, brown sugar and chili-garlic sauce.



Divide fish curry among bowls. Top with sliced red onion and cilantro. Serve with rice and lime wedges for squeezing over.

Will be definately on our family favourite list. Do yourself and your family a favour and TRY it, its awesome. We just made your curry - delicious. Didn’t have tamarind so added lime, which worked well IMO. I’m not the biggest fan of fish so this was a great way to eat it! Oh and we added curry leaves, my favourite ingredient in southern Indian food!

I do not eat a lot of fish & usually leave any cooking of fish to my husband. But I made this myself and turned out amazing & my husband even went back for 2nds. I used Rockling and was perfect for the dish. Thx Nagi for another amazing recipe. You can use virtually any fish in this curry – white fish fillets, salmon, trout.

Just FYI, it tastes a lot better with fresh grated coconut as opposed to coconut milk. Coconut milk tends to be quite sweet and upsets the balance. This is meant to be slightly tangy and spicy. So glad to hear you enjoyed, and yes can see curry leaves are good in there if you have them. I substituted the tomato with a tablespoon of tomato paste and added fresh fish stock.

Bring curry to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, 10 minutes. Stir in turmeric, then tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Thank you for an amazing recipe. Have been searching for a Goan fish curry for a long time, this was easy and simply devine! My husband loved every part of it.

So glad you enjoyed, and I can imagine swordfish being great in there too. I love your posts because you cook the most interesting things! I need to work on getting my guys out of their comfort zone more. I did not have CURRY tamarind concentrate so I replaced with 1 teaspoon of lemon oil. Glad to hear you enjoyed! Haven't tried it with smoked fish but glad it worked out.