Goan Fish Kalputi

Name: Goan Fish Kalputi
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 GM head portion of the fish (I have used chonak/ sea bass); 1/2 cup freshly grated coconut; 1 big onion, finely chopped; 1 green chilli, slit vertically; 1 TSP turmeric powder; 1 TSP red chilli powder; 4-5 dried kokam pieces; 1-2 TSP coconut oil; to taste Salt; 1/2 TSP Sugar; 3-4 TBSP water

Neha Nayak @neha_nayak

Delectable Goan dish made with head portion of big fishes such as sea bass/ kingfish/ seer fish. This is often served as a side to fish curry- rice, but also works as a great main dish when served with pao/ rotis.
One needs to be careful of the fish bones while eating!
Recipe courtesy, my lovely mom- Deepa Naik

Neha Nayak @neha_nayak

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Ingredients

45 mins

4-5 servings

250 GMhead portion of the fish (I have used chonak/ sea bass)
1/2 cupfreshly grated coconut
1big onion, finely chopped
1green chilli, slit vertically
1 TSPturmeric powder
1 TSPred chilli powder
4-5dried kokam pieces
1-2 TSPcoconut oil
to tasteSalt
1/2 TSPSugar
3-4 TBSPwater

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Steps

45 mins

1

Apply 1/2 TSP turmeric powder and about 1 TSP salt to the cleaned fish and keep aside.
2

In a pan, heat the coconut oil. Add green chilli and onion. Sauté till the onions soften.
3

Next add in the freshly grated coconut and fish and sauté for a few mins.
4

Add the remaining turmeric powder, red chilli powder and sugar. Add salt as per taste- remember we have added some salt to the marinade as well. Add kokam pieces, some water and give it a good mix. As you mix, some flesh from the fish will separate from the bone and that's fine.
5

Cover with a plate and add some water on top of this plate- this will prevent the mixture inside from drying out. Let it cook for about 3-5 mins. Switch off the flame and serve!