Pomfret Curry Goan Style recipe with step by step photos. This Pomfret Curry Goan Style is a green curry. Simply amazing and tastes best with steamed rice. You can also dip bread in this curry. I am thankful to my mother for making such lovely food!
We had pomfret fry, pomfret curry with hot rice and bread. What more one can ask for?. This Pomfret Curry Goan Style is simple to make. I am sharing my moms top secret with all of you. I am happy as I believe in sharing.
My pet freaks out on fish and pomfret is her favorite fish. My pet was wagging tail and asking to eat the moment My mom was making them lol 🙂
Please buy fresh pomfrets or fish. I don’t prefer cold storage fish. But if fresh fish is not available than you can get fish from cold storage. Luckily India is blessed with lots of coasts and coastal fishes.
Pomfret Curry Goan style recipe stepwise below:
1. Clean the pomfrets and dice them as per you desire. I have sliced them into medium pieces. Rub salt on them and keep aside. Before using the Pomfrets again wash them in water.
2. For Green Paste: Combine 1 chopped onion, grated fresh coconut, 5 Green chilies, 1 /2 cup coriander leaves, Coriander seeds, turmeric, garlic cloves, cumin seeds and ginger.
3. Grind all of them to forma smooth green paste. Keep this paste aside.
4. Take a big wok or vessel add oil. Once oil is hot add rest of chopped onion along with 7 curry leaves. Saute them on low flame for about 2 mins.
5. Now add chopped raw mango, green chilies, tomatoes, few coriander leaves.
6. Add the green paste and stir them. Add water as consistency required. I have added 2 cups water.
7. Let this cook for 5 mins until the curry starts bubbling and rising on medium flame.
8. Finally add fish and salt. Stir gently after adding pomfrets. Also add rest of curry leaves.
9. Cover the curry with a lid. Let it cook for 10 mins on low flame.
10. Switch off the gas and check the taste of your curry. See if more seasoning is required.
11. Your Pomfret Curry Goan Style is ready. Garnish with coriander leaves.
12. Serve hot with steamed rice Or bread.
Pomfret Curry Goan Style Recipe and the printable version below:
- 5 Pomfrets
- ½ Fresh Coconut Grated
- 2 Onion chopped(1 for curry other for paste)
- 7 Green Chilies (5 for paste and rest for curry)
- 2.5 tsp Coriander seeds (Dhaniya)
- 2 t/s Turmeric
- 1 inch Ginger chopped
- 12 Garlic Cloves
- 1 and ½ Cup Coriander leaves (1 cup for paste rest for curry)
- 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
- 14 Curry leaves
- 1 Raw Mango (Chopped into Big slices just like you cut Mango) Or Tamarind
- ½ Tomato (Optional)
- 3 tbsp Oil
- Salt as per taste
- 2 cups Water
- Clean the pomfrets and dice them as per you desire. I have sliced them into medium pieces. Rub salt on them and keep aside. Before using the Pomfrets again wash them in water.
- For Green Paste: Combine 1 chopped onion, grated fresh coconut, 5 Green chilies, 1 cup coriander leaves, Coriander seeds, turmeric, garlic cloves, cumin seeds and ginger.
- Grind all of them to forma smooth green paste. Keep this paste aside.
- Take a big wok or vessel add oil. Once oil is hot add rest of chopped onion along with 7 curry leaves. Saute them on low flame for about 2 mins.
- Now add chopped raw mango, green chilies, tomatoes, few coriander leaves.
- Add the green paste and stir them. Add water as consistency required. I have added 2 cups water.
- Let this cook for 5 mins until the curry starts bubbling and rising on medium flame.
- Finally add fish and salt. Stir gently after adding pomfrets. Also add rest of curry leaves.
- Cover the curry with a lid. Let it cook for 10 mins on low flame.
- Switch off the gas and check the taste of your curry. See if more seasoning is required.
- Your Pomfret Curry Goan Style is ready. Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with steamed rice Or bread.
2. Also I have used Raw Mango which is available in summer however you can always use tamarind instead of Mango. I always remove the seed of raw mango from the curry post 1 hour once curry is cooked. Otherwise the curry becomes more sour.
You can keep the mango seed in the curry if you like the sour flavor 🙂
Vandana says
Maria can you tell the measure of tamarind to used which we substitute instead of raw mango
maria says
Dear Vandana,
Firstly apologize for the delay in response, was on a small trip hence couldn’t respond. You could use 1 tablespoon tamarind pulp or tamarind ball soaked in hot water. Hope this information helps you.
Barb says
Can you tell in grams measure of half coconut grated,2 onions chopped,12 garlic cloves and one cup of corriander leaves.I want to know the exact measure for each individual. I am looking forward to make this curry as soon as I get the reply.Please reply soon.Thanks
maria says
Barb 120 grams grated coconut, 100 grams onion (1/2 sliced onion for paste rest for curry), 20 grams garlic and 50 grams coriander leaves. Surely try and let us know how it was? you can alter the chilies and spices as per your preference, thanks.
Roshin Mary says
I tried this recipe today AND it looks great. Was tired of making the same old Kerala red fish curry or stew with pomfret and wanted something different. Thanks!
maria says
Thanks Roshin 🙂 glad you liked the Pomfret curry Goan Style.
Zeenath says
Whe you say 5 pomfrets do you mean 5 whole pomfrets or 5 slices of pomfret???
maria says
Zeenath its small 5 pomfrets used for this curry. You can use 2-3 big pomfrets instead of 5 small pomfrets.
Amit Patil says
Hi Maria,
I am an architect by profession & love to cook unique recepies. Was browsing the web & came across this goan fish curry recepie of your’s & prepared the same @ home(was a bit sceptical first). I must admit that the results were quite rewarding & it turned out to be a amazing main course meal dish. All my family members loved the dish & were praising the preparation(cuisine) at the end of our family dinner. But its all thanks to you for sharing such a wonderful & mouth watering delicious recepie……:)
Looking forward to trying out more of your recepies. Kindly keep sharing the same.
maria says
I am very pleased to know this Amit hope you are no longer skeptical in trying our food blog recipes 🙂 glad to know your family loved the fish curry god bless you and would surely keep posting more recipes thankyou for your positive words and also 5 star rating.
sarita says
Hi Maria
tried this curry with locally available fish. we do not get pomfret or raw mangoes here
used 500 gms fish, 1 cup grated coconut and tamarind and rest of ingredients as you have mentioned in the recipe. came out well but just wanted to check if pomfret fish used was appox 500 gms
the Mandeli curry looks delicious. My mouth is watering but again we do not get mandeli here. just wanting to double check –
what would be the approx. weigh of 13 mandeli &
1/2 coconut would be about 1 cup grated (I buy frozen grated )
sorry to be asking so many questions – just that I am a novice with fish – mostly fry – but want to try looking at the pictures
maria says
Sarita yes they should be around 300 – 400 gms pomfret. Glad you liked the curry. It would be difficult to predict the weight of 13 mandeli fish yeah app 1/2 coconut should be around 1 cup. hope have been able to help you 🙂 do try and let us know how they turned out? have great weekend.
Anindita says
Really it is very nice.and i liked it very much THANKS for this pomfret curry.
maria says
welcoem anindita and pleased to know you liked the pomfret curry 🙂 thankyou.
SARITA says
Hi Maria
thanks for the replies for the above query an also on the green fish curry
reason why I ask is – I live outside india and get only grated coconut. for this recipe would 2 cups be fine. I think the fish would be about 1 kilo. again we do not get pomfrets here so would be trying with some other fish
thanks
maria says
For 5 pomfrets it would be around 1 cup coconut Sarita 🙂 you could double the quantity of the ingredients for more people. Thankyou for coming here do try and let us know how the curry was? and you are welcome.
SARITA says
Hi,
would half fresh coconut be 2 cups grated fresh coconut
thanks
sarita
maria says
Sarita it depends on the size of the coconut so you could grate half coconut but just measure in a cup. Hope this helps’ you.
Bhaskar Singh says
M from UP n love cooking , have stayed in Mumbai for last 15 years n have loved da seafood but have never dared to try n make any salt water fish, tried ur recipe and fell in love with the cuisine instantaneously. It was yummy,will keep looking out for more such killer recipes from u. Thanks again
maria says
Thankyou Bhaskar I am pleased to know you loved the seafood recipes on blog 🙂 surely try and would wait your feedback.
victor de melo says
thanks maria. I made this with mackerels for my three children. they relished it.
it turned out just like my mama Maria’s.
victor
16.3.2015
maria says
Thankyou Victor for trying the recipe I am glad it tastes like ur mothers food. Nobody could beat mom’s food 🙂
Suchitra says
Awesome recipe… just cant i imagine green curry can be so much tasty. Its been enjoyed by my whole fmly from my hubby to my sis, mom and kids also. I hv been from konkan, ratnagiri and always relished the red curry of dried chilles. I can’t imagine green curries of such awesome tastes. Thanks a lot for such a delightful recipe.
maria says
Suchitra I am pleased to know your whole family including your kids relished the pomfret curry 🙂 yes orange color with red chilies also taste great. You are always welcome and thankyou for sharing your views 🙂
sai says
R u Goan..as goan ppl dosnt use curry leaves in fish curry n not even garlic .only manglorean ppl use this ingredients. But it was nyc to try something diff.thanku.
maria says
Sai yes I am from Goa this recipe is of my mom yeah curry leaves are not used but garlic is used sometimes in Goan fish curries even ginger depending on which fish we use. Curry leaves are optional. Thankyou for trying I am happy you liked the pomfret curry 🙂
Bob says
Better than I expected and more.
maria says
thankyou Bob 🙂
Hilary says
Thanks for fixing it. We made this recipe with katla fish (and some additional coriander leaves) and it was delicious!
maria says
Thanks Hilary for trying them I am glad you liked them 🙂 have fun!
Hilary says
In your print option, the instructions are just the ingredients repeated.
maria says
Can’t thank you enough Hilary 🙂 have made the required changes thanks again for highlighting 🙂 🙂
Sunita says
Heloooo Maria
Hows life with you and I wanted to share that I have passed allllll my exams, my hubby is so happy, and you know I made this recipe of yours with prawns, it was so yum yum yum, keep posting more prawns recipe as i am crazy over prawns.
Happy Weekend and take care
Lv Sunita
maria says
Great news Sunita 🙂 yeah will surely post prawns as wells as paneer masala recipe ! I also love prawns. You too have a great weekend.
Love,
Maria
Michelle Wilson says
Hi Maria,
Tried this recipe today and wow ! Thank you, your recipes are going to make me a better cook .
maria says
Nice to know that Michelle 🙂 I am glad you becoming a better cook with my recipes! take care and keep cooking.
Anissia Dias says
I liked this recipe very much. Will be trying it out tomorrow. I will send u a note of FB.
maria says
Thanks Anissia 🙂 do try and lemme know?