Jamie Oliver's Favourite Curry Sauce

Name: Jamie Oliver's Favourite Curry Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 pot, 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons olive oil; 2 teaspoons mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds; 3 fresh green chilies, seeded and thinly sliced; 1 handful curry leaf; 2 tablespoons grated ginger; 1 large onion, peeled and chopped; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 6 tomatoes, chopped; 1 (400 ml) can coconut milk; salt; 900 g fresh catfish fillets; 1 teaspoon tamarind syrup; 1 large handful Baby Spinach; 1 large handful fresh coriander, chopped

Submitted by MummaKat

"From his "Happy Days with the Naked Chef" cookbook, this variation is with fish. Easy to make, though I had to search for some of the ingredients."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 1 pot
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

5 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
3 fresh green chilies, seeded and thinly sliced
1 handful curry leaf
2 tablespoons grated ginger
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
6 tomatoes, chopped
1 (400 ml) can coconut milk
salt
900 g fresh catfish fillets
1 teaspoon tamarind syrup
1 large handful Baby Spinach
1 large handful fresh coriander, chopped

directions

Heat the oil in a pan, and when hot add the mustard seeds. Wait for them to pop, then add the fenugreek seeds, fresh green chilies, curry leaves and ginger. Stir and fry for a few minutes. Chop the onions and add to the same pan. Continue to cook for 5 munutes, until the onion is light brown and soft, then add the chilli powder and turmeric. Chop the tomatoes and add them to the pan too. Cook for a couple of minutes, then add 1 or 2 wineglasses of water and the coconut milk. Simmer for about 5 minutes until it has the consistency of double cream, then season carefully with salt.
Take this sauce as a base. To make the fish curry, add the fish and tamarind to the sauce and simmer for 6 minutes. Feel free to add some baby spinach and chopped coriander at the end of the cooking time.