Fish Makhani - Fish in Creamy Gravy

Serves: 4 Save

Ingredients (24)

  • 2 pounds (1 kilogram) fish fillets, any fish with firm white flesh, skin removed, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder, to taste
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 8 to 10 peppercorns
  • 1 (1-inch) stick cinnamon
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 8 to 10 almonds
  • 3 to 4 pods cardamom
  • 1 cup plain yogurt, not sour
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, canola, or sunflower cooking oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon ginger paste
  • 2 teaspoons coriander
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 (14-ounce/400-gram can) chopped tomatoes, half of them pureed to a smooth paste in a food processor, the other half left in chunks
  • 2 cups (500 milliliters) fish stock
  • 2 tablespoons fenugreek leaves
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • Salt, to taste
  • Coriander leaves, for garnish

Directions

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