Dried Fish is popular in Sri Lankan cooking. We cook it as a curry, stir fry or even mix with some other vegetables. This is a simple mild spicy curry with dry fish. Adding some lime juice gives some aroma and a good taste to the curry.
Please remember to check salt before adding any salt, because dried fish are always salty and is enough to taste the curry. Though I like to eat this when my mother or some other relative cooks, this time I tried it myself. It is still tasty and with good aroma.
Here is my recipe from Sri Lanka on how to cook dry fish curry.
Recipe: Sri Lankan Dried Fish Curry
Ingredients (2-3 servings)
50g dry fish
1 onion, sliced
2 green chilies
1 tomato, sliced
1 tsp chili powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1” piece cinnamon stick
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
Piece of rampa /pandan leaves
1 tsp fresh lime juice
1 cup thin coconut milk
1/2 cup thick coconut milk
Salt as required
Method:
Wash, clean and cut dry fish into pieces.
In a pot , mix all ingredients except lime juice, salt and thick coconut milk.
Cook in low flame until dry fish is cooked and tomato become more soften.
Then add thick coconut milk. Simmer in low flame while stirring.
Check for salt. Add some salt only if necessary.
When coconut milk starts to boil, switch off the flame.
Add lime juice and mix well.
Remember to stir the curry for few more minutes even after removing from the stove. This will avoid lumps due to adding coconut milk.
Serve with plain rice or roti.
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interesting recipe…lovely
Looks yummy !! Will go perfectly with boiled rice 🙂
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Its been ages we didn’t make this at home. You reminded of my childhood days dear 🙂
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A spicy dried fish curry…looks interesting.
Amy , What dry fish is this , Is this a king fish ?
I love dry fishes .
Hello Amila, the dish almost same as our malaysian dish. We add pineapple for the veg. Check mine at http://cooking-engineer.blogspot.com/2012/01/masak-lemak-ikan-kering-nenas.html#axzz2NO1yKwGi.
tempting curry!!
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This is one great looking curry..yums.
nice dear lovely presentation…
Looks so tempting and delicious..nice clicks.
never tried with coconut milk,looks very different
Lovely dish! Looks interesting!!
very lovely dish…good one, Amy!
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Coconut milk does the trick, isn’t it!
Looks very delicious, I’m sure it would be a light recipe with rice!!
Yummy curry 🙂
New recipe to me looks superb thought , love the color
Wow – the way of cooking has lot of difference….i love that colour of yellow…
Fingerlicking curry,very inviting.
Dry fish curry is always in my quick and easy to prepare list.. This version looks yum.. will try out soon.
Love the colour of the dal and looks so flavourfull!
I love dried fish curry. Yours has a diff style.
Interesting! Looks like a dish from 5-star restaurant, Amy!
looks mouthwatering…just delicious!
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Since Sri Lanka has a large community of farmers, the curry and rice automatically becomes their main food. Their meals always have dry fish.
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Hi! I was away from the blog scene for nearly a year and its nice to be back.
Fish curries are a favourite at my home. But i have never tried a dried fish ever in a curry. thanx for sharing 🙂
They look so perfect. Beautifully done:)Yummy indeed 🙂
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Very delicious fish curry. Beautiful presentation.