Bonito curry

Name: Bonito curry
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ tsp ground cumin seeds; 2 green cardamom pods, seeded; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 bird's-eye chillies; 5 pieces of goroka, soaked in tepid water for 30 minutes and minced; 2 cm piece ginger, coarsely chopped; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tbsp chilli powder; 1 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp Sri Lankan roasted curry powder; 450 g bonito, or tuna steak, cut into 3 cm cubes; 2 curry leaf sprigs, leaves picked; 1 pandan leaf; 1 lime, juiced; 1 tsp salt

Instructions

Prep:45minCook:20min

Using a technique to preserve fish, Peter Kuruvita shares this fiery curry recipe from the south of Sri Lanka. The goroka is a preservative and souring agent and a key part of the paste which was used in the past to cover fish and help preserve it for 3–4 days.

Updated at: Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:35:41 GMT