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Fish Curry without Coconut Milk

Chef Faezah Ismail
Fish curry can help to boost breast milk supply for new mums.

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Mains
Cuisine Malay

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g fish Marinate it with little salt and turmeric powder
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomato
  • 2 slits green chillies
  • 2 tbsp chilli powder
  • 3 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • tamarind water
  • A few curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  • 1/4 tbsp fenugreek seeds
  • salt as per taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a pan. Add mustard seed and allow it to crackle .
  • Add fenugreek seeds and fry for few seconds. Make sure to not to burn it.
  • Add onion, green chillies, curry leaves and fry them until translucent.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and fry until cooked.
  • Add turmeric, chilli powder and coriander powder and fry the ingredients .
  • Add tomato and sprinkle some salt, fry it until soft.
  • Add tamarind juice and water. Then, allow it to boil.
  • Add water as per your preferred consistency.
  • Once it starts boiling, add the fish and cook for 15 – 20 minutes, or until the gravy thickens and the oil floats on top. Your cooking time depends on the size of the fish.
  • Garnish with curry leaves or coriander leaves.
  • Serve with a bowl of hot rice.
Keyword Confinement, Family
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