Traybaked Kerala Fish Curry
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Ingredients
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 160ºC/325ºF/gas 3.
- Peel and finely slice the onions, garlic and ginger, then deseed and finely slice the chillies.
- Pick the coriander leaves, finely chopping the stalks, and deseed and slice the peppers.
- Put your largest roasting tray on the hob over a medium heat, and drizzle in 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Add the spices and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes, then add the chopped veg, garlic and coriander stalks.
- Cook for 15 minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally.
- Place the salmon into the tray, skin-side down.
- Season with sea salt and black pepper, and drizzle lightly with oil.
- After 1 minute, carefully turn the salmon skin-side up, then place the tray in the oven for 20 minutes, or until the salmon is almost cooked through.
- Quarter the tomatoes, and run the tip of a knife down the backs of the prawns and pull out the vein, meaning they'll butterfly as they cook.
- Remove the tray from the oven and preheat the grill to full whack.
- Carefully peel the skin off the salmon and place onto a piece of tin foil.
- Stir the tomatoes, prawns and coconut milk into the tray, then finely grate over the zest from 1 lemon and squeeze over the juice.
- Gently simmer on the hob over a medium-low heat until the prawns are just cooked through.
- Place the salmon skin under the grill for 5 minutes, or until lovely and crisp, then leave to cool.
- Break the salmon into big chunks.
- Season the sauce to taste with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice, then snap up and scatter over the crispy salmon skin.
- Sprinkle over the coriander leaves and serve with lots of lemon wedges for squeezing over.