Craving a creamy main dish for lunch? Try this lip-smacking Fish Korma recipe that is so easy to make and tastes just luscious. If you are a fish lover, then this recipe will surely make it to your list of favourites. Without adding unnecessary masalas, this simple Fish Korma rrecipe can be made in less than an hour with just a handful of ingredients. Make sure you add Khada Masalas like clove, cardamom and cinnamon to thick recipe, as they help in giving the dish its signature aroma and infuse the right kind of flavours in it. This Fish Korma recipe also contains curd, cashew paste and raisin paste, which gives the dish its rich and creamy texture. Since it is a Korma, we have added only 1 cup of water to make the curry, as Korma Curry base should always be towards the thicker side. Don’t forget to fry some sliced onions in ghee and later use them as a garnish to spruce up the flavours of the dish even further. Be it rice or chapati, Fish Korma tastes equally good with both. You can include it on your dinner party menu or even serve it during family lunches. Do try this recipe, rate it and let us know how it turned out to be by leaving a comment in the section below. Happy Cooking! (image credits-istock)
Ingredients of Fish Korma
How to make Fish Korma
Step 1 Marinate the fish
Add all the fish fillets to a bowl. Sprinkle salt as per taste along with lime juice. Mix well to coat the pieces. Set it aside for 10 minutes.
Step 2 Fry the fish fillets
Now heat 2 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan. Add the fish fillets to it and shallow fry until golden brown patches appear on them. Once cooked, take them out on a plate.
Step 3 Fry the onions
Now take 1 onion and cut it into very thin slices. Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add onion slices to it and fry until golden brown in colour. Once fried, take out the slices in a bowl and set aside for later usage.
Step 4 Saute the spices
Now heat some oil in a pan. Add clove, cinnamon, cardamom and saute for a minute. Now add 2 chopped onions and saute them until they turn golden in colour. Lastly, add ginger paste, garlic paste, green chilli paste, coriander powder along with salt. Mix and saute for 2 more minutes.
Step 5 Add curd, cashew and raisin paste
Now add curd to the pan and give a good mix. Saute for about 6-8 minutes. Now add cashew paste and raisin paste. Mix and saute for another 2-3 minutes.
Step 6 Make a curry
Add 1/4 cup water to the pan and mix well. Saute the paste for about 5 minutes. Now add 1 cup of water to the paste and bring to a boil. This will form a nice and thick curry.
Step 7 Add fried fish
Now add fried fish pieces to the curry paste along with garam masala and fried onions. Cook for one more minute and turn off the heat.
Step 8 Ready to be served
Your Fish Korma is now ready to be served. Pair it up with Rice or Chapati and enjoy.
