Seafood Recipes - Fish Kofta Curry

Ingredients

• 450g/1lb cod fillets

• 3 onions, sliced

• 8 green chilies, sliced

• 15ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

• 4 cloves

• 5ml/1 tsp black peppercorns

• 6 cardamom pods

• 4 cinnamon sticks

• 5ml/1 tsp cumin seeds

• 90 ml/6 tbsp ghee

• 2 tomatoes, skinned and chopped

• 1.2l/2 pts/5 cups water

• 10 ml/2 tsp ground coriander ( cilantro)

• 2.5 cm/1 in ginger root, chopped

• salt

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Method:

1. Poach the fish in a little water for abouut 15 minutes until tender. Flake the flesh. Add 1 of the onions and 4 green chilies to the fish with the coriander.

2. Grind together the cloves, peppercorns, 3 cardamom pods and the cinnamon and cumin seeds and add to the fish. Mix well and mash to a paste, then shape into round balls. Heat half the ghee and fry the fish balls until browned.

3. Heat the remaining ghee and fry the remaining onions and chilies until browned. Add the tomatoes and half the water and simmer gently until the liquid has evaporated.

4. Add the remaining cardamom, the coriander and ginger and season to taste with salt. Add the remaining water, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the fish and simmer for a further 15 minutes. Serve hot with plain rice.