Asma Khan fish curry with coconut milk, smoked mashed tomatoes and rice recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

Asma Khan fish curry with coconut milk, smoked mashed tomatoes and rice (Macher Malaikari with Tamatar Bharta) on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients are: 4 halibut, plaice or tilapia fillets (approximately 750 g), 1 tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp salt, 3 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 large white onions, thinly sliced into half moons, 1 tbsp garlic paste, 1½ tbsp fresh ginger paste, tsp chilli powder, 1 tbsp tomato purée (tomato paste), 1 x 400-ml tin full-fat coconut milk and A pinch of sugar.

To garnish: Green chillis, finely sliced, Coriander (cilantro) leaves, chopped, 2 medium–large tomatoes, 1⁄2 tsp lime juice, 1⁄2 tsp mustard oil (or argan oil), 1 green chilli, chopped, 1 garlic clove, bashed and finely chopped 1⁄4 tsp salt (adjust to taste).




See recipes by Asma in her book titled: Asma’s Indian Kitchen: Home-cooked food brought to you by Darjeeling Express available from Amazon now.