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Cuisine: Indian
Food Type: Seafood
No of Portions: 6
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Ingredients & Prep
500 g
Monk fish trimmed & cut into chunks
400 ml
Coconut milk full fat
600 g
Tomatoes chopped
300 g
Prawns cooked de-frosted
2 Onion med sliced
2 Green chilli
1 tbsp
Garlic paste
1 tbsp
Palm sugar or dark brown sugar
1 tbsp
Tamarind paste
30 g
Fresh coriander stalks only chopped
1 tbsp
Ginger paste
1 tbsp
Coriander seeds
1 tsp
Cumin seeds
1 Star anise
1/2 tsp
Turmeric ground
4 tbsp
Vegetable oil
Naan Bread
450 g
Plain flour
125 ml
Coconut milk
125 g
Greek plain Yogurt
35 g
Fresh coriander leaves only chopped
1 tbsp
Garlic chopped finely
6 tbsp
Vegetable oil
1 tsp
Salt
1 tsp
Baking powder
Garnish
sprinkle
Fresh coriander chopped
Method
Step 1
Make naan breads, sieve flour, salt & baking powder together in a large bowl. Mix together coconut milk & the item milk plus half the oil, then gradually stir into the flour. Bring together to make a thick dough & knead for 10 mins to make a smooth and pliable dough.
Step 2
Divide into 115 g pieces & cover with a damp tea towel to stop it drying out.
Step 3
Mix finely chopped garlic with the other half oil in a bowl, roll out a piece of dough into a rough 10 cm (4 in) circles, brush garlic oil all over the dough then sprinkle over fresh coriander, fold naan over into a semicircle, enclosing filling. With straight side nearest to you, roll with a rolling pin into a teardrop shape about 5 mm (¼in) thick, set aside under damp tea towel.
Step 4
Dry fry spice mix with coriander seeds, cumin seeds & star anise tossing until they start to smoke, remove & grind to a powder in a pestle & mortar or a spice grinder, add turmeric & set aside.
Step 5
Make the paste by blitzing in a food processor the tomatoes, garlic, ginger, chillies & coriander stalks to a paste, then stir in sugar & tamarind & set aside.
Step 6
Heat a dry frying pan on a med heat & cook naans individually for 3 to 4 mins on each side or until they colour nicely, keep warm in the oven set very low, until all are done.
Step 7
Heat a wok (is best) or high sided frying pan is good, add oil & fry onion med brown, add spice mixture & stir in, then add paste mixture & stir well then simmer for about 10 to 12 mins, keep stirring not to allow to stick & burn.
Step 8
When nice & thick add coconut milk & simmer for about 5-10 min until thickened, if too thick loosen with water add monkfish & simmer for 6-10 min until fish is cooked through, add cooked prawns then take off the heat & stir in carefully not to break up the fish, serve with garnish.
Suggestion & Tips
Serve with some rice.