She must think I am crazy but I have to constantly make sure I’m cooking it right. It’s taken me many attempts to get this fish curry as close to perfect.
South Indian Fish Curry
My blog name may be tamarind and thyme and yes I do add tamarind to my dishes but I don’t ever want to taste that extra sourness. My mum adds tamarind to this South Indian Fish Curry which is a bit too sour for my liking. I definitely toned down the amount of tamarind, you can also add some sugar to your curry when adding tamarind. To balance out the sour taste, if you wish.
Adding Tamarind to the curry
Tamarind has a sour taste and my thinking is that it’s added to curries for the flavour. I think if you add too much tamarind it can be a little overpowering. Especially if you add as much as my mum does. I add a lot less than she does. Well my mum doesn’t think so. When my hubby first tasted my mum’s really sour Fish Curry he thought we were crazy even eating it. He absolutely refused to eat a fish curry thereafter. That’s changed since I’ve started cooking the curry my way.
Fresh Fish
Living on the coast we had easy access to fresh seafood, including fish straight from the sea into our pots…well not exactly but you know what I mean. Unfortunately here in Johannesburg we don’t always have access to fresh line fish. I am sometimes lucky to find some at our local Food Lovers Market. However, I only buy them if I can see that it is super fresh. For this Fish Curry it’s best to use fresh fish. However, I do sometimes use some frozen firm white fish and it works fine. You just have to be careful not to overcook your fish.
Always Better the next day
As far as I can remember this South Indian Fish Curry was always hot and spicy with a deep red colour. Like most curries this fish curry also tastes better the day after it’s cooked. My Prawn Coconut Curry is also delicious but definitely tastes way better the next day. The only way I eat this Fish Curry is with some fresh, crusty white bread, for me nothing else works. So if you want to serve it to your guests you better get some bread in the oven, trust me it’s the best. However, that’s just my way of eating it. You can have it with Naan Bread, Roti or Rice. Whatever suits your palate.
More of our local favourites to try: Spicy Indian Lamb Kebabs Sugar Bean Curry Spicy Prawn Curry If you loved this, please share!
