Bengali Five Spice Fish & Coconut Curry
🐟 Bengali Five Spice Fish & Coconut Curry
This Bengali Five Spice Fish and Coconut Curry is light, fragrant and quick enough for a midweek dinner. Flaky white fish cooks gently in a coconut and tomato sauce infused with our Bengali Five Spice blend, spinach and fresh lime.
The whole seeds add aromatic character without overwhelming the delicate fish.
🥣 Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable or rapeseed oil
- 2 tsp Bengali Five Spice blend
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 250g fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 400ml tin coconut milk
- 100ml fish or vegetable stock
- 600g firm white fish fillets, cut into large pieces
- 100g baby spinach
- Juice of ½ lime
- Salt, to taste
- Fresh coriander and lime wedges, to serve
⏱ Timings
- Preparation: 12 minutes
- Cooking: 25 minutes
- Serves: 4
🍳 How to Make Bengali Five Spice Fish Curry
- Heat the oil in a wide pan over a medium heat. Add the Bengali Five Spice and cook for 30 seconds until the seeds begin to sizzle.
- Add the onion and cook for 6–8 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for another minute.
- Add the tomatoes, coconut milk and stock. Simmer uncovered for 12 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Pat the fish dry, season lightly and nestle the pieces into the sauce.
- Cover and simmer gently for 5–7 minutes, depending on thickness, until the fish is opaque and flakes easily.
- Add the spinach and allow it to wilt. Finish with lime juice and salt to taste.
🍚 Serving Suggestions
Serve with basmati rice, steamed greens or warm flatbread. Keep accompaniments simple so the delicate fish remains the star.
✨ Why This Recipe Works
Tempering the seeds first flavours the oil, while adding the fish near the end keeps it tender. Coconut milk softens the tomatoes and lime keeps the sauce fresh.
🌶 Spice & Dipity Product Used
Our Bengali Five Spice blend adds fragrant whole-seed flavour to fish, lentils and vegetable dishes.
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