Ruths Iraqi Fish Curry Recipes

RUTHS IRAQI FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place fish in medium bowl and pour white vinegar over filets, tossing gently by hand to cover all filet surfaces.
• Rinse filets with cool running water and place them in a large casserole dish (14x9x2) and set aside.
• In large skillet over medium heat, sauté onions in olive oil until translucent.
• Add curry powder and salt to onions, stirring for one minute.
• Add red wine vinegar, tomato sauce, pomegranate molasses, hot sauce and garlic powder to the skillet and let boil for five minutes.
• Pour mixture over fish and spread the chopped parsley and mint evenly over the top. Arrange tomato slices on top.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes (10-15 minutes if filets are thin).
• Serve with cooked rice.

FISH CURRY

Steps:

• In a grinder grind the onions, ginger, 2 bay leaves, red chili, mustard seeds, cumin seed all together.
• Preserve some cut pieces 1 cup) of onion.
• Cut small pieces of tomatoes.
• Make small pieces of fish fillets, about 3 inches in length.
• Clean them properly if you are using the whole fish and make it into small pieces.
• Take a big plate, put the fish in it and sprinkle 2 teaspoon of salt, two teaspoon of turmeric powder and the garlic paste.
• Mix all of them properly.
• Allow to marinate for 1/2 hour.
• Take a pan or a wok (preferable), heat it and put oil to deep fry the fish.
• Once the oil is much hotter, fry the fish, 3-4 pieces at a time, 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Keep all of them in a separate plate.
• When all the pieces are fried, clean all the black residues from the oil in the wok with the spatula and put 2 tablespoon of fresh oil in the it.
• Then put a pinch of cumin seed, a pinch of mustard seed, 2 red chili, 2 bay leaves, a pinch of aniseed (all together is called panch-phoran) and allow them to splutter.
• Then put the cut onion pieces and allow it to just a little brown.
• Then put all the ground paste,tomatoes,left over turmeric powder and salt to taste.
• Keep stirring it until the paste becomes a little brown (it takes around 10 minutes).
• You can also identify it by looking at the wok, that the paste will start leaving the oil and paste will now no more stick on the wok.
• The paste is now perfectly fried.
• Now pour 3 cups of water to it, or as much thick gravy you want.
• Once the gravy comes to boil, start dropping the fried fish pieces and allow to boil for 15 minutes.
• Switch off the gas.
• Use coriander leaf for garnishing.
• This dish should be served with fresh steamed rice and squeeze some lime some juice on top.

CURRY FISH AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat water, onion, butter, curry powder, and salt in a large skillet over medium heat until butter is melted, about 2 minutes. Stir rice into onion mixture and arrange frozen white fish over rice. Sprinkle with almonds.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Fish should be heated through, and the flesh should be opaque and flake easily. Mix in peas and fluff rice with a fork before serving.

SUPER-QUICK FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep pan and gently fry the onion and garlic for about 5 mins until soft. Add the curry paste and stir-fry for 1-2 mins, then tip in the tomatoes and stock.
• Bring to a simmer, then add the fish. Gently cook for 4-5 mins until the fish flakes easily. Serve immediately with rice or naan

CREAMY NORTH INDIAN FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a nonstick saucepan. Add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds start to splatter, add onion and whole green chilies. Cook on a low flame until onions are golden brown.
• Blend ginger and garlic with tomato paste and around 1/2 cup water until smooth.
• Add to the pan with the spices and salt and cook on medium-high until oil starts to appear on the surface. Lower heat as necessary as the mixture reduces. Taste mixture and add seasoning as necessary.
• Add some water, vinegar and coconut cream, and boil until creamy (3-4 minutes). Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
• Add fish. Cook for 5-6 minutes, turning as necessary.
• Serve hot with rice or naan.

INDIAN FISH CURRY/CHETTINAD FISH CURRY

Steps:

• Apply a pinch of salt and turmeric powder to the fillets, mix evenly and keep it aside.
• In a frying pan, pour 4 tablespoons of oil, and add the fennel seeds and fenugreek. Sauté till aroma (about 1 min). Add onions and garlic. Fry till the onion becomes slight golden brown. Add the tomatoes, red chile powder and coriander powder and saute it for 2 minutes, till the tomatoes are pulpy.
• At this point, add 3 cups of water. (The amount of water depends on the density of gravy needed). Now add the tamarind extract, and let this mixture boil on low flame for about 10 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and continue in low flame for another 5 minutes. Now the mixture would have reduced considerably and will be quite thick. Add some more water, if you want.
• Add the fish pieces and some salt (keep in mind that you have already added salt to the fish) as required . The fish will cook very quickly, in a matter of five minutes. Don't overcook the fish, as they may break when served.
• Serve it hot with rice. Note: The more thicker, the more better. It gets thicker as time goes by.