Easy yellow fish curry

Craving comfort food? Try this creamy yellow fish curry for a midweek meal packed with flavour.

Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, zucchini and pumpkin.

Stir-fry for five minutes or until the onion softens. Add curry paste and stir for one minute or until fragrant and the vegetables are coated in the paste. Stir in coconut milk and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and cover the wok and cook for 10 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender. Uncover and add the fish, stirring gently to combine. Simmer for another five minutes or until the fish is cooked through.

Season with salt and pepper. Serve the curry in bowls on steamed rice. Finish with some coriander and fried shallots.

This easy yellow curry makes a tasty family meal. Make it with any firm fish fillets and throw in any veggies you like. 

Yellow fish curry served in a bowl on top of rice
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Serves

4

Prep

10m

Cooking

25m

Ingredients

  • 1 tbs peanut oil
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, thinly sliced
  • 1 zucchini, thinly sliced
  • 400g butternut pumpkin, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 2 tbs yellow curry paste
  • 400ml can coconut milk
  • 700g firm white fish fillets (such as blue grenadier), cut into 3cm pieces
  • 2 x 250g pkts brown basmati rice
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves
  • 1 tbs lime juice
  • 1 tbs fried shallots

Method

STEP 1 

Heat the oil in a large wok over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, zucchini and pumpkin and stir-fry for 5 mins or until the onion softens. 

STEP 2 

Add the curry paste. Cook, stirring, for 1 min or until fragrant and the vegetables are coated in paste. Stir in the coconut milk and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered, for 10 mins or until the pumpkin is tender.

STEP 3 

Add the fish and stir gently to combine. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 mins or until the fish is cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.

STEP 4 

Meanwhile, heat the basmati rice following packet directions.

STEP 5 

Sprinkle the curry with coriander and fried shallots. Serve with the rice.

Dietary information

Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Egg-free
Lactose-free
Sesame-free
Soy-free
No added sugar
Wheat-free
Yeast-free

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