Kingfish Caldine -Caldeen – Caldinho

Ingredients

• Fish Marinade
• 1 lb slices of Kingfish
• Juice of a Lime
• 1 tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric
• Salt to taste
• Masala
• 2 red Kashmiri Chillies
• 1 tsp Peppercorns
• 1 tsp Coriander seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 1/2 cup diced Onion
• 1 cup grated/shredded Coconut
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• Walnut ball size of Tamarind
• 1.5 cups or more Water
• 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
• 1/2 cup diced Onions
• 3 green Chillies slit
• 1 tsp Salt
• 4 - 6 Okra slit in half
• 1/2 cup pureed Tomato
• 2 tbsps canned Coconut milk

Instructions

1. Marinate the fish and keep aside
2. Prepare the masala base by first warming up the whole spices and grinding them
3. Grind the wet spices - garlic, onion and coconut with some water
4. Add the turmeric, tamarind and the ground whole spices and as much water as needed to make a runny paste
5. Strain the masala and save the milk
6. Gather the parts from the strainer, return to the processor and strain again - I repeated this three times
7. Heat up some oil and lightly saute the fish on both sides and keep aside
8. In the same pan, add the diced onion and chillies and pour in the coconut extraction, salt and allow to come to the boil
9. Add the Okra and allow to cook
10. Add some coconut milk (optional)
11. Add the fish back in cover and cook for another 5 - 7 mins