Sri Lankan Recipe : White Fish Curry

Serves 8

Ingredients:

• 500g firm white fish
  
• 1 lime, juice
  
• 1 tsp fenugreek
  
• 1 big onion, chopped
  
• 2 sprigs curry leaves
  
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
  
• 3 green chillies
  
• 2 tbsp unroasted Sri Lankan curry powder
  
• 2 ½ cups thin coconut milk
  
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
  
• 2 tsp salt, or to taste
  
• ½ cup thick coconut milk

Directions:

1. Cut fish into 2 cm chunks and wash with water to which lime juice has been added. Set aside.
2. Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a claypot to sauté fenugreek, onion, curry leaves, lemongrass and green chillies for 2 minutes.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients except thick coconut milk and fish. Bring mixture to a boil.
4. Add the fish and simmer until the fish is cooked. Add the thick coconut milk, and bring it to a boil again. Take off the fire immediately.