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Quick 25-Minute Fish Karahi

Quick 25-Minute Fish Karahi is a quick tomato-based seafood recipe. It's made with homemade Karahi Masala. It's extremely flavorful.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: fishi karahi, homemade karahi masala, karahi, karahi masala
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 65kcal
Author: Sarah Mirza

Ingredients

Fish Mixture

Karahi Curry

  • ⅓ tbsp olive oil or any neutral oil.
  • ½ medium onion finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 serrano peppers green peppers
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 roma tomatoes chopped
  • ½ cup water

Powdered spices and salt

Whole Spices

  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 green cardamoms
  • 1 black cardamom

Garnish

  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp of fresh cilantro

Instructions

Marinate the Fish

  • Gently wash the fish and carefully pat it dry with a paper towel.
  • In a bowl, add cod, 1½ tbsp ginger garlic paste, and 1 tsp fresh lemon juice.
  • Let it marinate for 15 minutes.

Karahi

  • Meanwhile while the fish marinates, In a wok or karahi, on medium heat, add oil, and let it heat up.
  • Now add Serrano pepper, and whole spices.
  • Add onion and sauté until translucent.
  • Now add ginger garlic paste give it a mix.
  • Add tomatoes and keep mixing it for 5 minutes.
  • Now add powdered spices and salt.
  • Add tomato paste, chicken cube, and water and give it a good mix.
  • Now add the marinated fish mixture.
  • Turn the fish with in the curry carefully now cuz if handled roughly the fish would break.
  • After mixing let the cook the fish for 2-3 minutes on each side.
  • Turn the stove to medium-low.
  • Cover the lid and let it cook for 3-4 minutes.
  • Remove the lid.
  • Squeeze some fresh lemon juice.
  • Sprinkle some cilantro.
  • Turn off the stove.
  • Serve it hot immediately and serve with a Chapati or Naan.
  • Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 456mg | Potassium: 403mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 263IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg