Easy Microwave Fish Curry

By Arifa Kochumoideen

You can make this delicious fish curry in the microwave!  So easy to make  and makes clean up a breeze.

Not to mention the flavor if fantastic.

Easy Microwave Fish Curry

Ingredients:

• ½ kg fish -10 sardines or other fish
• ½ cup shallots, sliced into rounds
• ¼ cup garlic, sliced into rounds
• 4 green chillies, slit
• handful of curry leaves
• ¼ cup oil
• 1 Tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1- 2 pieces of fish tamarind/gambooge/kudampuli
• 1 cup grated coconut, ground to a fine, smooth paste
• water as needed
• salt to taste

Method:

• Add ¼ cup oil into a microwave proof dish (like Corningware ).
• Add the shallots and garlic that have been sliced into rounds and stir.
• Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes with the lid on. ( do not use a tight fitted lid)
• Open stir and microwave again for 2 minutes.
• Do so till your shallots are crisply fried. Be careful not to burn. Keep watching!
• Set the fried ingredients aside.
• To the same corning-ware, add the remaining oil, add the chili powder and turmeric powder and a little water to make a paste.
• Microwave (with out lid) for 1 minute on high (Ensure you have enough water so that the paste does not burn)
• Now that the spices are cooked. Add a the coconut paste , the fish tamarind, enough water for the curry, salt and cover. Microwave on high – 3 minutes. Check doneness and cook another 3 minutes. This varies from microwave to microwave, so check to see that the fish is cooked.
• Once done, add the fried shallots and garlic to the curry. Serve hot.

Easy Microwave Fish Curry

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