Goan fish curry

  • Lactose free
  • Gluten free

Derived from ingredients – check the package label.

  • Good for lunch

Less suited for dinner.

Home-style Goan coconut fish curry with tamarind, without kokum; 4 servings.

4 servingsFinal yield 1,450 g

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Ingredients

  • 700 gFish, cod, Atlantic, raw
  • 500 gNuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)
  • 45 gTamarinds, raw
  • 180 gOnions, raw
  • 16 gGarlic, raw
  • 20 gOil, mustard
  • 5 gSpices, turmeric, ground
  • 4 gSpices, cumin seed
  • 7 gSpices, coriander seed
  • 4 gSpices, pepper, red or cayenne
  • 220 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 7 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Cut fish into four portions. Dissolve tamarind in 100 g hot water and after five minutes rub through a fine sieve.
  2. Finely dice onion and garlic. Dry-toast cumin and coriander two minutes and grind with chilli and turmeric.
  3. Warm mustard oil, soften onion and garlic five minutes, then stir in the spice paste for one minute.
  4. Add coconut milk, tamarind liquid and remaining water, season and simmer 10 minutes. Add fish and cook 8 more minutes to 63 °C and easy flaking.

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Nutrition

Calculated from the selected ingredients; not a laboratory measurement.

Whole recipe

Energy
2,168.4 kcal
Protein
142.9 g
Fat
147.4 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
89.2 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
22.3 g
Saturated fatty acids
109.5 g
Sodium
3,209.1 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
8 g

Per serving

Energy
542.1 kcal
Protein
35.7 g
Fat
36.9 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
22.3 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
5.6 g
Saturated fatty acids
27.4 g
Sodium
802.3 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
2 g

Per 100 g of finished food

Energy
149.5 kcal
Protein
9.9 g
Fat
10.2 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
6.1 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
1.5 g
Saturated fatty acids
7.6 g
Sodium
221.3 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
0.55 g

Salt is calculated from sodium (g salt = mg sodium × 2.5 / 1000) and includes sodium from all ingredients.

A dash means the value is unknown, not zero.

Calculation limitations

  • Nutrition is a calculated estimate, not a laboratory measurement.
  • The final yield is an editorial estimate.
  • The number of servings is an editorial estimate (midpoint of the source range or based on the dish type and energy).
  • Fibre, saturated fat and sodium of cooked ingredients are estimated from the consumed ingredient amounts; for drained ingredients, sodium is included only where the retained amount is an explicit editorial estimate.
  • Some process effects could not be resolved in this calculation.

Allergens

Contains: Fish, Mustard

Derived from ingredients – check the package label.

Food data sources

  • USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central SR Legacy. · CC0 1.0 Universal