Sri Lankan Fish Curry

Curry up your night with this delicious number, fluffy brown rice topped with balti-spiced fish curry and zingy spinach and grated carrots. Served on a bed of spinach. Due to seasonality, we’ve had to sub the limes for lemons but don’t fret; there’s no skimping on flavour!

Sri Lankan Fish Curry

with brown basmati rice, zesty carrot salad & spinach

Hands on Time: 45 - 60 minutes

Overall Time: 50 - 65 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Brown Basmati Rice
  • Carrot
  • Cashew Nuts
  • Coconut Cream
  • Cooked Chopped Tomato
  • Fish
  • Fresh Chilli
  • Fresh Chillies
  • Fresh Coriander
  • Lemon
  • Lemons
  • Line-caught Hake Fillet
  • Line-caught Hake Fillets
  • Onion
  • Onions
  • Spice & All Things Nice Balti Curry Paste
  • Spinach
  • Vegetable Stock

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
  • Paper Towel
Photo of Sri Lankan Fish Curry
  1. FLUFFY RICE

    Boil the kettle. Rinse the rice and place in a pot over a medium-high heat. Submerge in 300ml of salted water and pop on a lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and set aside to steam for a further 10 minutes. On completion, drain if necessary and fluff up with a fork.

  2. MARINATION

    Mix the juice of 2 lemon wedges, a drizzle of oil and ½ of the balti curry paste in a large bowl with a pinch of salt. Add the hake pieces and carefully toss in the marinade. Cover and chill. Dilute the stock with 100ml of boiling water. In a salad bowl, place the grated carrots with ½ of the rinsed spinach, a pinch of lemon zest, seasoning and a squeeze of lemon juice.

  3. TOASTY NUTS

    Place the cashews in a pot, large enough for the curry, over a medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan on completion and set aside. Roughly chop when cool enough to handle.

  4. CURRY ON THE GO

    Return the pot over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the sliced onions and diced carrots for 4-5 minutes until the onions are soft. Add ¾ of the sliced chilli, remaining balti curry paste and fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add the cooked chopped tomato and cook for 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir through the coconut cream and diluted stock. Reduce the heat and simmer for 6-7 minutes until thickened slightly. Season and add a sweetener of choice.

  5. POACHED HAKE

    Submerge the hake pieces into the sauce along with all the marinade. Gently poach for 4-5 minutes until the fish is cooked and starting to flake. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the remaining spinach and cook until it wilts.

  6. YUMMY

    Make a bed of nutty brown rice, ladle over the hot fish curry and lots of sauce. Side with zingy spinach and grated carrots salad. Garnish with the chopped coriander, remaining fresh chilli if you’d fancy and any remaining lemon wedge. Dig in, Chef!

  • Brown Basmati Rice - 75ml

  • Lemon - 1

  • Spice & All Things Nice Balti Curry Paste - 15ml

  • Line-caught Hake Fillet - 1

  • Vegetable Stock - 10ml

  • Carrot - 240g

  • Spinach - 40g

  • Cashew Nuts - 10g

  • Onion - 1

  • Fresh Chilli - 1

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 100g

  • Coconut Cream - 100ml

  • Fresh Coriander - 3g

  1. FLUFFY RICE

    Boil the kettle. Rinse the rice and place in a pot over a medium-high heat. Submerge in 500ml of salted water and pop on a lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and set aside to steam for a further 10 minutes. On completion, drain if necessary and fluff up with a fork.

  2. MARINATION

    Mix the juice of 4 lemon wedges, a drizzle of oil and ½ of the balti curry paste in a large bowl with a pinch of salt. Add the hake pieces and carefully toss in the marinade. Cover and chill. Dilute the stock with 150ml of boiling water. In a salad bowl, place the grated carrots with ½ of the rinsed spinach, a pinch of lemon zest, seasoning and a squeeze of lemon juice.

  3. TOASTY NUTS

    Place the cashews in a pot, large enough for the curry, over a medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan on completion and set aside. Roughly chop when cool enough to handle.

  4. CURRY ON THE GO

    Return the pot over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the sliced onions and diced carrots for 4-5 minutes until the onions are soft. Add ¾ of the sliced chilli, remaining balti curry paste and fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add the cooked chopped tomato and cook for 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir through the coconut cream and diluted stock. Reduce the heat and simmer for 7-8 minutes until thickened slightly. Season and add a sweetener of choice.

  5. POACHED HAKE

    Submerge the hake pieces into the sauce along with all the marinade. Gently poach for 4-5 minutes until the fish is cooked and starting to flake. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the remaining spinach and cook until it wilts.

  6. YUMMY

    Make a bed of nutty brown rice, ladle over the hot fish curry and lots of sauce. Side with zingy spinach and grated carrots salad. Garnish with the chopped coriander, remaining fresh chilli if you’d fancy. Dig in, Chef!

  • Brown Basmati Rice - 150ml

  • Lemon - 1

  • Spice & All Things Nice Balti Curry Paste - 30ml

  • Line-caught Hake Fillets - 2

  • Vegetable Stock - 20ml

  • Carrot - 480g

  • Spinach - 80g

  • Cashew Nuts - 20g

  • Onion - 1

  • Fresh Chilli - 1

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 200g

  • Coconut Cream - 200ml

  • Fresh Coriander - 5g

  1. FLUFFY RICE

    Boil the kettle. Rinse the rice and place in a pot over a medium-high heat. Submerge in 700ml of salted water and pop on a lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and set aside to steam for a further 10 minutes. On completion, drain if necessary and fluff up with a fork.

  2. MARINATION

    Mix the juice of 5 lemon wedges, a drizzle of oil and ½ of the balti curry paste in a large bowl with a pinch of salt. Add the hake pieces and carefully toss in the marinade. Cover and chill. Dilute the stock with 200ml of boiling water. In a salad bowl, place the grated carrots with ½ of the rinsed spinach, a pinch of lemon zest, seasoning and a squeeze of lemon juice.

  3. TOASTY NUTS

    Place the cashews in a pot, large enough for the curry, over a medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan on completion and set aside. Roughly chop when cool enough to handle.

  4. CURRY ON THE GO

    Return the pot over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the sliced onions and diced carrots for 5-6 minutes until the onions are soft. Add ¾ of the sliced chilli, remaining balti curry paste and fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add the cooked chopped tomato and cook for 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir through the coconut cream and diluted stock. Reduce the heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes until thickened slightly. Season and add a sweetener of choice.

  5. POACHED HAKE

    Submerge the hake pieces into the sauce along with all the marinade. Gently poach for 5-6 minutes until the fish is cooked and starting to flake. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the remaining spinach and cook until it wilts.

  6. YUMMY

    Make a bed of nutty brown rice, ladle over the hot fish curry and lots of sauce. Side with zingy spinach and grated carrots salad. Garnish with the chopped coriander, remaining fresh chilli if you’d fancy and any remaining lemon wedges. Dig in, Chef!

  • Brown Basmati Rice - 225ml

  • Lemons - 2

  • Spice & All Things Nice Balti Curry Paste - 45ml

  • Line-caught Hake Fillets - 3

  • Vegetable Stock - 30ml

  • Carrot - 720g

  • Spinach - 120g

  • Cashew Nuts - 30g

  • Onions - 2

  • Fresh Chillies - 2

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 300g

  • Coconut Cream - 300ml

  • Fresh Coriander - 8g

  1. FLUFFY RICE

    Boil the kettle. Rinse the rice and place in a pot over a medium-high heat. Submerge in 800ml of salted water and pop on a lid. Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes until most of the water has been absorbed. Keeping the lid on, remove from the heat and set aside to steam for a further 10 minutes. On completion, drain if necessary and fluff up with a fork.

  2. MARINATION

    Mix the juice of 6 lemon wedges, a drizzle of oil and ½ of the balti curry paste in a large bowl with a pinch of salt. Add the hake pieces and carefully toss in the marinade. Cover and chill. Dilute the stock with 300ml of boiling water. In a salad bowl, place the grated carrots with ½ of the rinsed spinach, a pinch of lemon zest, seasoning and a squeeze of lemon juice.

  3. TOASTY NUTS

    Place the cashews in a pot, large enough for the curry, over a medium heat. Toast for 3-5 minutes until golden, shifting occasionally. Remove from the pan on completion and set aside. Roughly chop when cool enough to handle.

  4. CURRY ON THE GO

    Return the pot over a medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the sliced onions and diced carrots for 5-6 minutes until the onions are soft. Add ¾ of the sliced chilli, remaining balti curry paste and fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add the cooked chopped tomato and cook for 5-6 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir through the coconut cream and diluted stock. Reduce the heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes until thickened slightly. Season and add a sweetener of choice.

  5. POACHED HAKE

    Submerge the hake pieces into the sauce along with all the marinade. Gently poach for 5-6 minutes until the fish is cooked and starting to flake. In the final 1-2 minutes, add the remaining spinach and cook until it wilts.

  6. YUMMY

    Make a bed of nutty brown rice, ladle over the hot fish curry and lots of sauce. Side with zingy spinach and grated carrots salad. Garnish with the chopped coriander, remaining fresh chilli if you’d fancy and any remaining lemon wedges. Dig in, Chef!

  • Brown Basmati Rice - 300ml

  • Lemons - 2

  • Spice & All Things Nice Balti Curry Paste - 60ml

  • Line-caught Hake Fillets - 4

  • Vegetable Stock - 40ml

  • Carrot - 960g

  • Spinach - 160g

  • Cashew Nuts - 40g

  • Onions - 2

  • Fresh Chillies - 2

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 400g

  • Coconut Cream - 400ml

  • Fresh Coriander - 10g

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