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June 17, 2008

Tamarind Fish

You know how sometimes, no matter what you do, you get the feeling as if your life is running on repeat mode? Day in and day out, things seem to take on a ridiculously standard routine – you read similar topics in the paper every morning, you watch reruns of the same TV show each day, you drive to same store to shop for the same produce each time, and the worst of all, you eat the same thing for your meals every other day!

Recipe for Tamarind Fish taken from www.hookedonheat.com. Visit site for detailed recipe.

For the past couple of days, this has been exactly the feeling I find myself going through. No matter how hard I tried, it seemed like my meals were boringly repetitive. The inspiration had disappeared to a remote corner of my creative mind somewhere, and all attempts to revive it had been failing tremendously. That is until Hubby Dear (the sweet caring soul that he is!) decided to whisk me away on a foodie adventure.


We drove down a short distance to the nearby town of Hamilton to visit one of its indoor farmer markets. The ride there was surely scenic, but what took my breath away was the array of fresh, vibrant vegetables! Being the ardent carnivore that I usually am, it was almost surreal to feel my excitement at the sight of rich green broccoli. And I don’t even eat broccoli, no matter how delicious it may look! I was smitten, to say the very least, and within a couple of minutes found myself buzzing around from vendor to vendor picking up a colourful assortment of plump, juicy, fresh produce. Eggplants of different colours, tomatoes of various shapes and sizes, robust bunches of radiant greens, bread, fruits and spices – you name it and I bought it. Bagfuls of it. But the highlight of my shopping would have to be the huge bunch of baby Bok Choy that I picked up for a ridiculously nominal price of a couple of cents. Yes, cents!

Once the veggies were washed, prepped and duly packed in the fridge, I couldn’t wait to plan my week’s menu. Inspiration came flooding back and my mind whizzed with fantastic new recipes waiting to be created and played with. Although I mentally created new flavour combos for all the veggies I had in store, I knew exactly how I wanted to savour the Bok Choy. I went with my classic favourite – simple, quick and satisfying. But I had to pair it up with something that could lift its humble spirit to new heights, and this is what I came up with.

TAMARIND FISH
Prep time: 10 min | Cooking time: 20 min | Serves: 2

Ingredients:

2 tbsp light cooking oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
salt, to taste
1 medium tomato, finely chopped
1 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp tamarind concentrate
2 large fillets of any white, flaky fish (I used Tilapia), cut into 1-inch cubes
1 medium green pepper, thinly sliced

Directions:

Saute mustard seeds and sliced onions in hot oil till soft and lightly browned.

Add in turmeric, chilli powder, salt, chopped tomatoes, garlic and tamarind, and cook until tomatoes pulp and spices have blended in well.

Stir in fish and green peppers, and stir fry on medium heat till fish is cooked through, making sure not to break fish too much.

Serve warm.

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  1. Martha says

    June 12, 2010 at

    5 stars
    YAMMY. Looks very delicious. I am definitely gonna try this out in my kitchen sometime. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    Reply
  2. Jane says

    June 5, 2010 at

    5 stars
    The fish recipe looks amazing, and I actually have some tamarind in the cupboard that I had absolutely no idea what to do with. Until now. Anyway, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  3. madhura says

    March 6, 2010 at

    5 stars
    Looks Yummy…….

    Reply
  4. Chris De La Rosa says

    August 1, 2009 at

    5 stars
    Yup! You do learn something every day. I would never have considered putting fish and tamarind together… must be a wonderful tangy taste to it. Looks very appealing.

    Reply
  5. sarah says

    February 13, 2009 at

    5 stars
    hi,
    i tried ur daal makhni, it turned out great, even my hard to please mother in law loved it!!!
    can u make this dish with shripms instead & serve it with noodles? will the sauce need to be more thin? something like pad thai, minus the sweet flavours.

    Reply
  6. [eatingclub] vancouver || js says

    July 30, 2008 at

    5 stars
    Tamarind is such a wonder ingredient and it’s wonderful on fish. Yummy-looking dish!

    Reply
  7. shalzee says

    July 10, 2008 at

    5 stars
    Meena..
    I Loved it!! cooked it and was yummy.. I used Salmon, though.

    Reply
  8. carol smith says

    June 25, 2008 at

    5 stars
    i love tamarind fish.it is my favorite.i had it on my valentine’s day with some beautiful flowers.that was just so romantic.

    Reply
  9. Sig says

    June 22, 2008 at

    5 stars
    That is quite an innovative fish dish, something different from the norm… It looks delicious Meena… thanks for the entry!

    Reply
  10. Sean says

    June 21, 2008 at

    5 stars
    I like tamarind, I like fish, I will have to make this

    Reply
  11. Mona says

    June 21, 2008 at

    5 stars
    The fish looks yummy. Never have been to the Hamilton farmers market.. sounds good to me and I will definitely be making a visit there.

    Reply
  12. Cheryl says

    June 21, 2008 at

    5 stars
    Your post made me smile. Sounds like you’d been experiencing a bit of a Groundhog Day routine, eh? The fish recipe looks inspired, and I actually have some tamarind in the cupboard that I had absolutely no idea what to do with. Until now.

    Reply
  13. Mallika says

    June 21, 2008 at

    5 stars
    Looks lovely – was it a bit sour with the tamarind/tomato combo?

    Reply
    • Meena says

      June 21, 2008 at

      Yup, it was definitely quite sour – which is why it’s best to pair with a simple Dal or a light flavoured curry. Do try it out, am sure you’ll enjoy it!

      Reply
  14. rachel says

    June 18, 2008 at

    5 stars
    Now that is a very delighful picture….

    Reply
  15. Sorina says

    June 18, 2008 at

    5 stars
    It look’s to good to be through I am definitely going to try this

    Reply
  16. Karishma says

    June 18, 2008 at

    5 stars
    Though I love your recipes and the photographs that accompany them, what I enjoy all the more is your honest banter, which reads just like a friend talking to me, and the way you describe things, like the market for example, felt like I could see it and smell it and taste it! Keep blogging (and more often!)

    Reply
  17. Kalyn says

    June 17, 2008 at

    5 stars
    This sounds so delicious. I’m a huge fan of tamarind.

    Reply
  18. Happy Cook says

    June 17, 2008 at

    5 stars
    The tamarind fish looks so good. Colour is so welcoming too!

    Reply

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