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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE FISH-CURRY M "17 May 88" 1989
- .RZ "MACHCHI TAMATAR KI KARI" "Fish Curry with Tomato"
- This is a very simple fish curry. It is adapted from a recipe in Charmaine
- Solomon's
- .I
- The Complete Asian Cookbook
- (McGraw Hill).
- .IH "serves 4"
- .IG "1 lb" "fish fillets" "500 g"
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "vegetable oil" "30 ml"
- .IG "1" "large yellow onion,"
- finely chopped
- .IG "2" "cloves garlic,"
- finely chopped
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "fresh mint leaves," "30 ml"
- finely chopped
- .IG "1 tsp" "ground cumin" "5 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "ground turmeric" "5 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "chili powder" "5 ml"
- .IG "2" "large ripe tomatoes,"
- peeled and chopped
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "salt" "2.5 ml"
- .IG "2 tsp" "garam masala" "10 ml"
- .IG "" "lemon juice"
- to taste
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Wash fish fillets and cut into pieces.
- .SK 2
- Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Fry onion, garlic, and
- mint, stirring until the onions turn soft and golden.
- .SK 3
- Add cumin, turmeric, and chili powder. Stir until well-mixed and cook for a
- few minutes.
- .SK 4
- Add tomatoes, salt, and garam masala. Fry until the tomatoes are cooked to
- a pulp.
- .SK 5
- Turn heat to low. Add fish and lemon juice. Spoon sauce over the fish and
- let simmer 10 minutes. Stir carefully during this period to avoid breaking
- up the fish.
- .SK 6
- Serve over rice.
- .NX
- Don't use a delicate fish. Not only will it break up in cooking, but the
- flavor of the sauce will be too overpowering.
- .PP
- The chili powder referred to in this recipe is Asian chili powder. For a
- milder taste, something like a U.S. pasilla chili powder can be used.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy to moderate.
- .I Time:
- 10 minutes preparation, 20 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Jim Mattson
- UC San Diego, CSE Dept., La Jolla, CA, USA
- mattson%cs@ucsd.edu
-