Ingredients

• 4-5 - medium pomfrets, cleaned
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 2-3 tsp - lemon juice
• 3 - dried red chillies
• 1 tsp - cumin seed
• 2 tbsp - coriander seeds
• 1 tsp - black peppercorns
• 6 cloves - garlic
• 1.25 inch - peeled, fresh ginger
• 2.5 cups - freshly grated coconut
• 1 - large onion, chopped fine
• 2 tbsp - vegetable oil
• small lump of tamarind
• juice of 5 kokums or chopped flesh from 1/2 lime
• 1/4 kg - peeled tomatoes
• 3 - fresh green chillies

How to Make Easy Goan Fish Curry

• Marinate the fish fillets with turmeric, a little salt, and lemon juice for an hour.
• Grind the red chillies, cumin and coriander seeds and peppercorns to a fine powder.
• Grind the garlic, ginger and coconut to form a smooth paste.
• Fry the onion until golden brown.
• Add the ground paste and cook on a low flame for 10 minutes.
• Pour in 2 cups of boiling water and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Now put in the fish along with the marinade together with the tamarind juice and the kokums.
• Cook gently for 10 minutes.
• At the very end, add the chopped tomatoes and de-seeded green chillies.
• Serve hot.