Fragrant Fish Curry

Fragrant Fish Curry

Before the Thermomix came into my world, I didn't make a lot of curries.  To be frank, I couldn't really be bothered.  Now of course, it's so easy that we'll have curry quite often and I love the fact that I can make my own paste quickly and easily.

I made the Yellow Curry Paste from Tenina's book, For Food's Sake, the other day and thought of a couple of different ways to use it up. 

This is an adaption from one of my favourite recipe books, Coming Home To Eat, by the beautiful Jude Blereau.  I had the pleasure of meeting Jude last weekend and she is even more lovely in person than I imagined.  She reiterated the importance of fish in childrens' diets, and both my boys loved this curry, so I think this one will be making a regular appearance on our menu plan.

Enjoy!

Fragrant Fish Curry

(adapted from Coming Home To Eat by Jude Blereau)

Ingredients:-

*  1 tbs coconut oil

*  1 sml red onion - peeled and halved

*  3cm piece ginger - peeled

*  1 clove garlic - peeled

*  20g yellow curry paste

*  250g coconut milk

*  3 kaffir lime leaves

*  1 red chilli - deseeded and halved

*  2 carrots - thickly sliced

*  300g butternut pumpkin - 2cm cubes

*  100g sweet potato - 2cm cubes

*  1/2 lime

*  10 snow peas

*  300g firm fish - cut into large chunks

*  Handful coriander

*  300g basmati rice - soaked and rinsed

Method:-

1.  Add oil, onion, ginger, garlic & chilli into TM bowl.  Chop for 2 seconds on speed 6.

2.  Cook for 5 minutes, at  100°, on speed 1.

3.  Add curry paste and cook for 5 minutes, at  100°, on speed 1.

4.  Add coconut milk and 125g water, lime leaves and juice, carrot, pumpkin and sweet potato.  Cook for 15 minutes, at  100°, on reverse on speed soft.

Remove to Thermoserver to keep hot.

5.  Rinse out bowl and weigh in 900g water.  Place basmati rice in basket and place into bowl.  Cook for 13 minutes, at Varoma temperature, on speed 3.

6.  While rice is steaming, place fish into Varoma receptacle and then place Varoma into place.  Steam for approximately 10 minutes (depending on the size of your fish chunks).

7.  During the last two minutes of steaming, add snow peas to the top Varoma tray to steam.

8.  When fish is finished steaming, stir gently through curry in Thermoserver.

Assembly:-

Place rice onto plate, top with curry and snow peas.