Ingredients
4 small fillets of sea bass or sea bream (about 150 g each)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
4 tbsp butter
1 1⁄2 tsp salt
11⁄2 tsp turmeric
30 ml coconut oil
2 medium onions, finely sliced
6 whole green chilies, slit lengthways
3 garlic cloves, sliced into fine strips
30 curry leaves
400ml coconut milk
Small bunch of coriander, chopped
2 scoops of masala mashed potatoes
Mixed cress for garnish
Method
Mix 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp turmeric, and gently rub into the fish fillets.
Heat the coconut oil in a wide pan, then sauté the onion, chillies and garlic. Add 20 of the curry leaves and keep cooking until the onion is translucent. Add the rest of the turmeric and salt, pour in the coconut milk and simmer very gently. Fry the rest of the curry leaves in a separate pan.
Pan fry the fish in non-stick pan and finish with butter.
Serve in fish plate with masala mash, sauce and place the fish on top of mash and garnish with mixed cress.
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