Creamy coconut fish curry - Real Recipes from Mums

This curry is very mild even with the chillies.

Ingredients (serves 6)

50 grams Butter for greasing
1 kg Firm white fish fillets such as snapper, whiting
250 mls Dry white wine
130 grams Butter
1 Leek, white part only, thinly sliced
2 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 teaspoons Grated fresh ginger
3 teaspoons Ground coriander
3 teaspoons Ground cumin
2 teaspoons Ground turmeric
2 teaspoons Sweet paprika
1 tablespoon Concentrated tomato paste
2 teaspoons Red chilli, finely chopped
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
45 grams Dessicated coconut
245 grams Sour cream
2 teaspoons Sugar
185 mls Water

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
Lightly grease a roasting tray & generously grease a sheet of baking paper with the butter.
Put the fish in the greased tray, pour over the wine & cover with the baking paper, greased side down.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until almost cooked through, then remove from oven & set aside, keeping any cooking juices.
To make the curry melt the butter in a large frying pan over low heat. Add the leek & cook for 4-5 minutes or until translucent.
Add the garlic, ginger & spices & cook for about 5 minutes. Add the coconut, sour cream, sugar, water & any cooking juices from the fish to the pan, then simmer for about 10 minutes.
Gently put the fish into the pan & coat with the sauce to reheat.
Turn off the heat, divide the fish & the sauce between serving bowls. Top each portion with some coriander & serve.

Notes

This recipe is from Anna Gare Eat In cookbook. Chicken can be replaced instead of fish. I added extra garlic & lemon juice to suit my taste.

60 Comments

- - BellaB said
  - 27 Sep 2024
    6:46 pm
I have to say, this sounds like it would be quite spicy? I do prefer my curries quite mild – in fact I”m probably a bit of a wimp compared to most people – but even allowing for that it seems like this could be fairly strong for most people. But it’s hard to tell.

- - mom462038 said
  - 11 Feb 2021
    10:15 am
I’m not much of a hot spice fan, but if this is very mild, I would up the spice

- - mom81879 said
  - 14 Nov 2018
    7:24 am
Yum to it all except the fish. I would definitely replace fish with chicken

- - taynik46 said
  - 03 Aug 2018
    11:23 am
what a great sounding recipe – thank you for sharing your recipe and about being able to substitute chicken instead.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 27 Jan 2017
    10:37 am
oh my mouth is watering, this is a great fish curry!

- - mom112217 said
  - 16 Aug 2016
    11:01 am
Loving the flavours of your fish curry!

- - mom93821 said
  - 13 Jul 2016
    8:41 am
Fishy curries are often the best!

- - dannsbuild said
  - 24 Sep 2015
    6:37 pm
This looks really very good! A really nice recipe!

- - mom57522 said
  - 29 Jan 2015
    10:12 pm
I would love to try this recipe.

- - mom94125 said
  - 08 Nov 2014
    6:18 pm
I LOVE THIS RECIPE! great post

- - shortaez said
  - 27 Oct 2014
    10:46 pm
Creamy coconut fish curry is nice for dinner

- - mom57522 said
  - 13 Oct 2014
    9:14 pm
What a lovely blend of herbs and spices. This would be sensational.

- - mom94125 said
  - 12 Oct 2014
    4:03 pm
yep this looks just so delicious!
thanks for posting this recipe

- - ginoula5 said
  - 11 Aug 2014
    8:38 am
we love our coconut flavours with seafood, great recipe, will try
- mom93821 replied
  
  14 Jul 2016 , 6:08 am
  These flavours do complement each other perfectly.
- - scottie said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    10:59 pm
getting lots of new curry ideas

- - scottie said
  - 29 May 2014
    2:23 pm
I don’t usually get fish curries but this sounds too good to pass up

- - carriet said
  - 29 May 2014
    8:27 am
We love fish in our house might have to try this one out.

- - thejodsta said
  - 22 Mar 2014
    12:36 am
Yummy, love fish and curry, this looks like a winner, thanks for sharing.

- - shazzbot said
  - 10 Mar 2014
    11:34 am
Love curries, haven’t tried a fish one yet. This will be the first. Thank you.

- - mcspenny said
  - 06 Mar 2014
    7:59 pm
Yum. I really love fish curries. I will have to try this.