Black pepper fish curry

Ingredients

• 250g fish, cut into about 1/2 -1 inch cubes.
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 5-6 curry leaves
• 2-3 fingerlength green chillies , slit into two( optional)
• 2 fat cloves of garlic, grated or pound to paste
• 1" piece ginger, grated or pound to a paste
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• Juice of 1/2 a lime or 1/4 lemon.
• about 1/2 cup water
• Salt
• oil

You may like

Sea bream simmered in coconut milk - the fish dish you will love

Preparation

• Place fish cubes in a bowl or zip lock bag, and add lime juice, garlic, ginger, pepper and a tiny pinch of salt. Leave in the fridge for about 30 minutes to marinate.
• Heat oil in a suitable pot or wok, saute your onions and curry leaves till the onions are just turning colour to golden. Add your fish with the marinade and the chillies if using.
• Pour in about 1/2 cup water, cover and simmer for about 2 minutes till fish is cooked through.
• Remove lid and stir carefully to reduce the sauce till almost all the water evaporates ( you can leave a little gravy if you want). Taste , season with salt. Switch off .

Report a mistake in the recipe text