Bangladeshi fish curry with daikon

Name: Bangladeshi fish curry with daikon
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 450g White Fish; 450g Daikon Radish; 4 tablespoons Vegetable Oil; 4 cloves Garlic; 1 medium Onion; 2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Ground Turmeric; 2 tsp Ground Coriander; 2 tsp Chilli Powder; 2 Green Chilli; Handful Coriander Leaves; 1 Lime

70 minHardSeafood

Gluten-freeDairy-freeSpicyHigh protein

Ingredients

Serves 4

Method

1
If you are using rohu fish it will usually be frozen.
2
Soak it in cold water for 30-45 minutes to defrost and while still a little firm, descale and cut each steak into quarters and wash in cold saltwater a few times.
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3
Drain and set aside.
4
If using an alternative such as cod, cut into 2 ½ inch chunks then rinse, drain and set aside
5
Top and tail the daikon and peel using a potato peeler.
6
Cut in half widthways then cut each half down the middle, lengthways.
7
Now slice into 2cm-thick half-moon pieces.
8
Rinse and set aside
9
Place a large, shallow saucepan over a medium heat and add the oil.
10
When the oil is hot add the crushed garlic and stir for a minute until pale golden
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11
Add the onion paste and salt and cook for 3-5 minutes, until the onion softens and becomes translucent, stirring occasionally
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12
Pour in 200ml of water then cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring once or twice
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13
After 10 minutes add the ground spices and stir for a couple of minutes so that the spices cook through.
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14
Cover and cook for 5 minutes over a low heat then stir in the daikon.
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15
After a minute or so add 200ml of water.
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Cover and cook for 10 minutes on a medium heat
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Add the fish pieces to the pan and mix thoroughly so that the fish is coated in the spices.
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Gently shake the pan and cover and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat.
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It is very important not to stir the pot after this stage
20
Meanwhile, boil some water.
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After the 5 minutes are over carefully pour 500ml hot water into the pan.
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22
When doing this pour into the sides of the pan so that you don’t pour boiling water directly onto the fish
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Give the pan a gentle shake then cover and simmer over high heat for 15 minutes.
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24
Add the chopped coriander and chillies and continue cooking for another 5 minutes then turn off the heat.
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25
Serve immediately with rice and the lime wedges

Source: original recipe