🐟 Coconut Fish Curry
Fish in rich coconut curry — coastal favourite.
Coconut Fish Curry recipe Tanzania — 10 steps, serves 4.
Best places for Coconut Fish Curry
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Cha Kwetu — coconut fish curry Kukukuku — Dar es Salaam
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Nazi cooking style — fish in coconut sauce Samaki Samaki — Dar es Salaam
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Coconut Fish Curry — Lukmaan Restaurant Zanzibar Coconut fish curry
Ingredients
- 1 kg Whole sea fish
- 2 cups Coconut milk
- 2 tbsp Tamarind paste
- 2 Onions
- 2 tbsp Ginger and garlic
- 2 Fresh chili
- 3 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 1 cup Coriander
How to cook Coconut Fish Curry
Samaki wa kupaka is a Swahili coastal fish curry wrapped in thick coconut-tamarind sauce. Found from Lamu to Zanzibar and Tanzania's coast. Served with rice or chapati, often on weekends.
- Clean fish, score both sides; salt and lime, rest 15 minutes.
- Slice onions thin; fry in oil until golden.
- Add ginger, garlic and chili; stir 2 minutes.
- Pour half the coconut milk, simmer 5 minutes; add tamarind and salt.
- Gently lay fish in sauce, cover and cook medium heat 15 minutes.
- Turn fish carefully once; do not break it.
- Add remaining coconut milk and half the coriander; simmer 10 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Scatter remaining coriander over fish before serving.
- Rest 5 minutes so flavors meld.
- Serve with coconut rice or chapati; extra lime adds coastal brightness.
Tips
- Sea fish like snapper or kingfish suit kupaka best.
- Do not stir sauce after adding fish — turn once only.
- Balance tamarind and coconut for true coastal flavor.
Goes well with
Frequently asked questions
- Jinsi ya kupika coconut fish curry?
- Mapishi ya Coconut Fish Curry yapo hapa chini — hatua 10 za kupika nyumbani, pamoja na viungo na vidokezo.
- Viungo vya coconut fish curry ni vipi?
- Orodha kamili ya viungo na vipimo iko kwenye sehemu ya Viungo hapa chini.
- Coconut Fish Curry in English ni nini?
- Coconut Fish Curry pia hujulikana kama Fillet Zanzibar, Coconut Fish Curry, Nazi Style — mapishi ya Tanzania kwenye Ladha za Tanzania.
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