A Quick Fish Butter Masala Recipe

Yes, Indians also do seafood. Fish Butter Masala is a simple, delicious, and easy-to-make dish, one of the Indian seafood dishes you may have heard of. It is rarely served at home but you'll find Fish Butter Masala in most Indian restaurants.

In this post, we're going to talk about Fish Butter Masala Recipe.

This dish needs 30 minutes of prep time and can serve 4 people.

- Fish pieces - 1/2 kg

- Onions(thinly sliced) - 1/2 cup

- Ginger Paste - 1 tbsp

- Garlic paste - 1 tbsp

- Green chillies(sliced) - 2 nos

- Tomato(chopped) - 1 cup

For the masala:

- Chilly powder - 2 tsp

- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

- Pepper - 1 tsp

- Curry leaves - 3-4 sprigs

- Coconut milk - 2 cups

- Coconut oil - 1/2 cup

- Butter - 2 tbsp

1. Grind the masalas(chilly powder, turmeric, pepper, ginger, and garlic) and make them into a paste.

2. Mix salt into this paste and apply a small portion of this paste onto the fish pieces. Allow it to marinate.

3. Heat the coconut oil and half fry the fish on both sides and keep it aside.

3. In the remaining oil, fry the onions, green chilies, curry leaves to a golden color.

4. Add the remaining masala and saute on medium flame until the raw smell of masala disappears.

5. Now add the tomatoes and cook until pulpy.

7. Now add the fried fish into the masala and lightly saute. 8)Now add the coconut milk and cook covered for 2 minutes.

8. Lastly, add some butter and serve hot with Battura or chappathi or even with hot rice.