Healthy Indian Salmon Curry

So it's that time again to eat healthily. I really should do this all the time but I get too greedy consuming junk food- oops.

You can make this recipe with any fish, I recommend using Cod or Haddock but I used Salmon on this occasion. There are so many benefits eating this dish, please click here to read my previous post on why a curry is good for you.

Ingredients

• 500-600g of Salmon, de-boned and left whole
• 2 Tbsp of Coconut Oil
• 3 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• Half -1 tsp of chilli powder, alternatively fresh chillies finely chopped (depends how hot you like your food)
• 1 frozen block of garlic, bought from Tesco
• 2 teaspoons of fresh ginger, grated
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 2 teaspoon Garam masala
• 2 tsp Turmeric
• Half-1 lemon, juice squeezed
• Half a can of chopped tomatoes or three large tomatoes chopped
• Cold water, used for frying and the sauce (quantity is dependent on how saucy you like it)
• Salt to taste
• 2 Tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped

Method

• Heat the coconut oil in a big pan, once melted add the onions and fry until golden. Add ginger and garlic and mustard seeds and fry for a few minutes. TIP: if it starts sticking add a bit of water (forgot to take the picture when I put mustard seeds in)

• Add spices: coriander powder, turmeric, garam masala, chilli fry for 1 minute
• Add chopped tomatoes and water so it looks like a soup:

•  Cook until it has thickened and you can see the oil coming up on the sides, add lemon juice:

• Now at this stage add the salmon. Whole, is better as you get better portions and this way it doesn't flake all in the curry). 
• The salmon I used was frozen and wasn't thawed properly, so I switched the gas off and coated the salmon with the sauce to marinate/defrost the salmon (approx 2 hours).
• However, if you need to make this quickly/ don't want to marinate it/ or if you're using fresh salmon follow the steps below....

• Add water to the pot (depends how much sauce you want, see main picture at the top of the post) I put approx 2 mugs cold water and only cooked it for 10 minutes, do not mix with a spatula just swirl in the pan (with the lid on)

If you are cooking the salmon straight away then cook for 15 minutes or until  flaky

•  At the end before serving I added coriander leaves

I made basmati rice and green beans to ensure it was a nutritious meal and presented it differently to the members of the family. You can also sub the rice for quinoa or just have it with veg.

So I hope my post has inspired you to make a fish cury this week. Have you guys every tried a fish curry? If you follow this recipe please comment below I would love to hear your feedback!

Kimren xo