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Coconut Fish Curry

🐟 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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Ingredients

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Serves 4 Prep 25 min Cook 35 min Calories ~380 kcal
  • 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
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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.

  1. Clean fish, score both sides; salt and lime, rest 15 minutes.
  2. Slice onions thin; fry in oil until golden.
  3. Add ginger, garlic and chili; stir 2 minutes.
  4. Pour half the coconut milk, simmer 5 minutes; add tamarind and salt.
  5. Gently lay fish in sauce, cover and cook medium heat 15 minutes.
  6. Turn fish carefully once; do not break it.
  7. Add remaining coconut milk and half the coriander; simmer 10 minutes until sauce thickens.
  8. Scatter remaining coriander over fish before serving.
  9. Rest 5 minutes so flavors meld.
  10. 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

Side 🥥 Coconut Rice Fish with coconut rice
Combo 🥥 Coconut Rice Coastal plate
Combo 🐟 Fried Fish Fillet Two ways with fish
Side 🥗 Kachumbari Fish with kachumbari on the side

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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