Fresh Bombay Duck Fish Green Curry

Another Goan specailty is this Fresh Bombay Duck Recipe Or you could also call it as Green Fish Curry Goan Style. The specialty of this curry is its green in color. Also simple to make bachelors can make them without getting hassled. This Fresh Bombay Duck Recipe is tempting and tastes terrific with bread, pav Or rice. Fish in green curry Or green gravy always tastes fabulous. Always green curries are made in my house every weekend. This Fresh Bombay Duck Recipe is a must try for fish lovers

The ingredients used in the recipe are usually found in your kitchen. If not available do get them from any market Or  Indian shop. As lots of Indian spices go to make this green fish curry. Sunday we had some special surprise guests so they got to eat this Fresh Bombay Duck curry. They all relished and enjoyed it! I am sure you would love them too

Today I am falling short of words may be I am feeling lazy….. So I will take you to this recipe quickly sometimes my readers are lucky as I don’t have much to say … hence you can view the recipe much faster.

Total Time: 25 mins

Serve: 6 to 7 people

Ingredients:

1. 6 to 7 fresh bombay duck
2. 1 tbsp oil
3. 1 onion (1/2 onion for green paste and 1/2 for curry)
4. 4 to 5 green chilies
5. 10 garlic cloves
6. 1 inch ginger
7. 1.5 tbsp cumin seeds
8. 1 inch cinnamon stick
9. 3 to 4 cloves
10. 16 to 17 peppercorn
11. 1 tbsp dhaniya (coriander seed)
12. 1 greeen cardamom
13. 1.5 tbsp tamarind
14. 1 tomato
15. 1 t/s turmeric
16. 1.5 t/s dhaniya powder (coriander seed powder)
17. 2 cups water Or as consistency required
18. salt as per taste

Method:

Firstly wash the bombay duck, clean them and slice them into big size. If they are small in size then there is no need to chop them.

For green paste take all ingredients from 3 to 13 (1/2 onion, chilies, garlic, ginger, cloves, cardamom, peppercorn, tamarind, coriander seeds, cinnamon, cumin). Grind all of them into a processor until smooth paste is formed. Add water if required. Keep this paste aside.

Take oil in a big wok add oil. Once oil is hot saute 1/2 chopped onion. Saute until light brown in color on low heat.

Now add the green paste along with chopped tomato chunks. Saute for 3 to 4 mins on low heat. Add turmeric and dhaniya powder. Mix all well.

Add water as consistency required. Let this boil for another 5 mins.

Its time to add bombay ducks. Now gently saute as the fish might break.

Finally add salt and semi cover with a lid. Let the curry cook for 5 mins more. Check the seasoning switch off the gas. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice Or bread.

Tip:

• You could use any fish instead of bombay duck fish.
• Vegans can use potatoes, aubergines instead of fish.
• If tamarind is not available you could use 4 kokams.

• Firstly wash the bombay duck, clean them and slice them into big size. If they are small in size then there is no need to chop them.
• For green paste take all ingredients from 3 to 13 (1/2 onion, chilies, garlic, ginger, cloves, cardamom, peppercorn, tamarind, coriander seeds, cinnamon, cumin). Grind all of them into a processor until smooth paste is formed. Add water if required. Keep this paste aside.
• Take oil in a big wok add oil. Once oil is hot saute 1/2 chopped onion. Saute until light brown in color on low heat.
• Now add the green paste along with chopped tomato chunks. Saute for 3 to 4 mins on low heat. Add turmeric and dhaniya powder. Mix all well. Also add water as consistency required. Let this boil for another 5 mins.
• Its time to add bombay ducks. Now gently saute as the fish might break.
• Finally add salt and semi cover with a lid. Let the curry cook for 5 mins more. Check the seasoning switch off the gas.

The printable version below:

Fresh Bombay Duck Fish Green Curry

 

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Prep time

7 mins

Cook time

18 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Ingredients (used american measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml)

• 6 to 7 fresh bombay duck
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 onion (1/2 onion for green paste and ½ for curry)
• 4 to 5 green chilies
• 10 garlic cloves
• 1 inch ginger
• 1.5 tbsp cumin seeds
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 3 to 4 cloves
• 16 to 17 peppercorn
• 1 tbsp dhaniya (coriander seed)
• 1 greeen cardamom
• 1.5 tbsp tamarind
• 1 tomato
• 1 t/s turmeric
• 1.5 t/s dhaniya powder (coriander seed powder)
• 2 cups water Or as consistency required
• salt as per taste

Instructions

1. Firstly wash the bombay duck, clean them and slice them into big size. If they are small in size then there is no need to chop them.
2. For green paste take all ingredients from 3 to 13 (1/2 onion, chilies, garlic, ginger, cloves, cardamom, peppercorn, tamarind, coriander seeds, cinnamon, cumin). Grind all of them into a processor until smooth paste is formed. Add water if required. Keep this paste aside.
3. Take oil in a big wok add oil. Once oil is hot saute ½ chopped onion. Saute until light brown in color on low heat.
4. Now add the green paste along with chopped tomato chunks. Saute for 3 to 4 mins on low heat. Add turmeric and dhaniya powder. Mix all well.
5. Add water as consistency required. Let this boil for another 5 mins.
6. Its time to add bombay ducks. Now gently saute as the fish might break.
7. Finally add salt and semi cover with a lid. Let the curry cook for 5 mins more. Check the seasoning switch off the gas. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice Or bread.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 6 to 7 people

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