Cape Malay Fish Curry (Mild Fragrant Fish Curry with Rice)
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Ingredients
- 600 g skinless cod fillets
- 2 red onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 15 g fresh ginger
- 1.5 tsp medium curry powder
- 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- 300 g ripe plum tomatoes
- 1 lemon
- 300 g basmati rice
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 507 kcal
- Protein
- 35.2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 69 g
- of which sugars
- 7.3 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- of which saturates
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 4.9 g
- Salt
- 0.32 g
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Method
- 1
Cook the basmati rice according to the pack instructions.
- 2
Peel and chop the onion, then fry in the vegetable oil for 8 minutes until softened.
- 3
Stir in the garlic, ginger, curry powder and cinnamon and cook for 2 minutes.
- 4
Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, then add 200ml water and simmer for 5 minutes.
- 5
Cut the cod into large chunks and lower into the sauce. Simmer gently for 8-10 minutes until opaque and cooked through.
- 6
Squeeze over the lemon juice and serve with the rice.

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