Indian Fish Korma

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Indian Fish Korma Ingredients

750 g Fish fillets	1 tb White poppy seeds (optional)
Lemon juice	2 ts Ground cummin
1 ts Salt	2 ts Ground coriander
1 ts Black pepper	1/4 ts Ground cardamom
1 ts Ground turmeric	1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
Oil for frying	Small pinch ground cloves
1 lg Onion, finley sliced	1/4 ts Saffron strands
1 md Onion roughly chopped	2 tb Boiling water
1 ts Chopped garlic	1/2 c Natural yoghurt
1 tb Chopped fresh ginger	Salt to taste
3 Fresh red chillies	2 tb Chopped fresh coriander
2 tb Blanched almonds

Instructions for Indian Fish Korma

Wash and dry fish, cut into large serving pieces and rub with lemon juice, salt, pepper and turmeric. Heat oil in a frying pan for shallow fring and on high heat, brown the fish quickly on both sides. Lift out on to a plate. In the same oil fry the sliced onion until golden brown, remove and set aside. Put chopped onion, garlic, ginger, chillies, almonds, poppy seeds into a blender jar and puree. If necessary add a little water. Add ground spices and blend once more, briefly. Pour off all but about 2 Tbl oil from pan and fry the blended mixture until colour changes and it gives out a pleasant aroma. The mixture should be stirred constantly while frying and care taken that it does not stick to the pan and burn. Add 1/2 cup water to blender container and swirl out any remaining spice mixture. Add to pan. Pound saffron strands in mortar aned pestle, add boiling water and stir, add to mixture in pan. Add yoghurt, stir and simmer gently for a few minutes, then add fish pieces, turning them carefully in the sauce. Add salt to taste. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, then sprinkle with fresh coriander and serve hot with rice. Imran C. Posted to TNT - Prodigys Recipe Exchange Newsletter by "I. Chaudhary" on Apr 27, 1997

Main Ingredient: Seafood-OtherCuisine: Indian

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