Tilapia With Tomato Curry
- 3 large tilapia fillets
- 4 large tomatoes chopped
- 4 tablespoons Maggi Coconut Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Tumeric Powder
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 6 cardamom pods
- 3 dried red chilies
- 5 cloves
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- Ground black pepper
- Salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups warm water
- Will need additional cayenne pepper, tumeric powder and olive oil to season and fry the fillets.
- For the sauce,
- - Heat the olive oil in a medium sized pot
- - Add cumin seeds when oil is hot
- - When the cumin seeds start sputtering, add cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves and red chilies
- - Stir for a minute or two until large spices begin to turn darker
- - Remove pot from the stove (to avoid oil from splashing) and add ginger and garlic paste, chopped tomatoes, tumeric and cayenne pepper
- - Put the pot back on the stove and stir the contents.
- - Cook on medium heat until tomatoes completely soften. Approximately 15 minutes.
- For the fish,
- - Lay the fillets out on a flat surface
- - Rub the following onto both sides of the fish - tumeric, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper
- - Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook fish on both sides for a few minutes (do not need to fully cook fish)
- - Cut cooked fished into smaller pieces
- - Mix 2 cups of warm water with 4 tablespoons of Maggi coconut powder. Add coconut water mixture to the tomato curry.
- - Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet and add 2 tablespoons of flour. Mix together until a paste forms. Take the skillet off the stove. Spoon in about a cup of the coconut water/tomato mixture into the skillet and stir. Add this into the pot and stir.
- - Simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
- - Add the fish pieces in. Simmer again on low flame until the sauce thickens to desired consistency. Add salt to taste.
tilapia fillets, tomatoes, maggi coconut powder, cayenne pepper, tumeric powder, cinnamon, cardamom pods, red chilies, cloves, olive oil, cumin seeds, garlic, ginger paste, ground black pepper, salt, butter, flour, water, cayenne pepper
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/tilapia-with-tomato-curry-50094445 (may not work)