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    Masala Fish Curry Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Masala Fish Curry Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is spicy and tangy, it is extremely delicious and a perfect side dish for rice.

     

    Masala Fish Curry

    I make fish curry differently each time, i like to experiment with it. Most of the time i make fish curry with coconut, since hubby loves his fish curry with coconut in it.. 

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    Ingredients for Masala Fish Curry

    • Oil - 3 tbsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Fish - 300 grams (any white fleshed fish will do)
    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Curry leaves a small handful
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Tomatoes - 2 medium size chopped finely
    • Tamarind - 1 small lemon size
    • Salt to taste
    • Water as needed
    • Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp

    For Masala:

    • Oil -1 tbsp
    • Dry Red Chilli - 8 to 10 or to taste
    • Coriander Seeds / Malli - 1.5 tbsp
    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped
    • Fresh Coconut - ½ cup
     

    This is one fish curry which i made recently and it turned out to be super delicious. I totally loved the look of it. It is spicy, tangy, everything a fish curry should be.

     
     

     

    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Masala Fish Curry

    1. Soak tamarind in water for 10 mins. Mix well and squeeze the juice alone, set aside.
    2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan, add in onion, dry red chilli and coriander seeds, Roast till golden.
    3. Remove this to a blender and add in coconut. Add little water and make it into a fine puree.
    4. Now in the same kadai. Add in mustard seeds and let them pop.
    5. Add in onions and curry leaves, add some turmeric powder as well. Saute this till onions turns light golden.
    6. Now add in tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes turn little mushy.
    7. Add in the ground masala, water and tamarind water.
    8. Bring this whole thing to a good boil, cover and simmer till oil floats on top.
    9. Now add in fish and cook for 10 mins or till the fish is done.
     

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    Masala Fish Curry Recipe

    Masala Fish Curry Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is spicy and tangy, it is extremely delicious and a perfect side dish for rice.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Side dishes
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 231 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 300 grams Fish any white fleshed fish will do
    • 1 medium size Onion chopped finely
    • Curry leaves a small handful
    • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
    • 2 medium size Tomatoes chopped finely
    • 1 small lemon size Tamarind
    • Salt to taste
    • Water as needed
    • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
    • For Masala:
    • 1 tablespoon Oil
    • 8 to 10 or to taste Dry Red Chilli
    • 1.5 tablespoon Coriander Seeds / Malli
    • 1 medium size Onion chopped
    • ½ cup Fresh Coconut

    Instructions
     

    • Soak tamarind in water for 10 mins. Mix well and squeeze the juice alone, set aside.
    • Heat 1 tblspn oil in a pan, add in onion, dry red chilli and coriander seeds, Roast till golden.
    • Remove this to a blender and add in coconut. Add little water and make it into a fine puree.
    • Now in the same kadai. Add in mustard seeds and let them pop.
    • Add in onions and curry leaves, add some turmeric powder as well. Saute this till onions turns light golden.
    • Now add in tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes turn little mushy.
    • Add in the ground masala, water and tamarind water.
    • Bring this whole thing to a good boil, cover and simmer till oil floats on top.
    • Now add in fish and cook for 10 mins or till the fish is done,
    • Add in some garam masala powder and mix well.
    • Serve with hot rice.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Masala Fish Curry Recipe
    Serving Size
     
    1 g
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    231
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    19
    g
    29
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    25
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    0.1
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    9
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    38
    mg
    13
    %
    Sodium
     
    41
    mg
    2
    %
    Potassium
     
    262
    mg
    7
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    2
    g
    1
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    15
    g
    30
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    0.3
    mg
    0
    %
    Calcium
     
    9
    mg
    1
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Masala Fish Curry Recipe Step by Step

     
    Take all your ingredients
    These are the ingredients for roasting and grinding
    Heat some oil in a pan
    Add in onions, dry red chillies and coriander seeds
    fry them
    Fry till they get golden
     
     
    remove it to a blender
    add in coconut
    add little water and make it into a smooth paste
    In the same pot, heat some more oil
    add in mustard seeds
    and lots of curry leaves
    add in finely chopped onions
     
     
    add in turmeric powder
    saute till onions turn light golden
    add in tomatoes
    saute them for few more mins
    add in the ground masala
    i washed the blender with some water and added that in too
    Meanwhile i soaked some tamarind in water, mix
    that well and squeeze the liquid
    Pour that into the curry
    add in some salt
    mix well 
    cover and simmer till oil separates from the mix
    now the curry is done
    add in fish pieces
    mix well
    cook this till the fish is done
    now the fish is done
    sprinkle some garam masala powder
    curry done
    Serve
    Enjoy with hot steaming rice
     
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    1. plasterer bristol

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      This sounds so delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

      Simon

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    2. Anonymous

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      I tried this recipe today and it came out just awesomeee!!!! Could you also please share the recipe for Chicken French?? It would be really appreciated...

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    3. Lekha V

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      Want to replace the dry chillies n dhaniya with powders,can u pls let me know the measurement.

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    4. Aarthi

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      @Lekha V use 2 tblspn of chilli and 2 tblspn of coriander powder

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    5. Mahesh Dattani

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      Followed your instructions. Luckily I had all the ingredients. The result is awesome! A million thank yous!

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    6. Shruti

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      This sounds like a really lovely recipe, can't wait to try! I just want to know which is the best fish to use for this? It mentions white fleshed fish so would something like cod or haddock do? Thanks.

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    7. Jennifer

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      I used US measuring spoons instead of regular spoons and my quantities of spices turned out to be greater than what’s in the images. My fish curry ended up having a very strong coriander flavor. Next time will try with regular spoons.

      Reply

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